[Grammar] Proxy 'of' or 'for' someone?

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fatimah0786

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Is this correct?

"Why should she be made a proxy in suffering of/for her sister. She was not the one who wronged him but her sister was."
 

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I prefer 'for' but I think you're looking for the word 'scapegoat.'
 

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No, I meant 'proxy'. I wanted to convey that Rob who can’t revenge himself on Anna’s sister is persecuting Anna.
 
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