A "climate proxy indicator" is

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indirect evidence of climatic change.

instrumental measurements of climatic change.

direct measurements of climatic indicators.

indirect evidence of climatic change that substitutes for direct observational evidence.

a trend in climate that persists over many years.

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A "climate proxy indicator" is best defined as:

indirect evidence of climatic change that substitutes for direct observational evidence.

Proxies are used in paleoclimatology to infer past climate conditions when direct measurements were not available.