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Not…as such
"Not . . . as such" is used to say that something is not exactly what a word or expression suggests.
Examples:
‘So you went on a tour to the whole China?' ‘Well, not a tour as such.
I'm not a teacher as such, but I've taught English to some of my friends abroad.