quick fix

an easy and expedient solution or remedy, esp. one producing results that are temporary, illusory, or counterproductive

See quick fix in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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A hastily contrived remedy that alleviates a problem only for the time being: “Conversion of sexist English into nonsexist English is not a quick fix—it is anything but mechanical” (Douglas R. Hofstadter).

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