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Yes, carapace is playable

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"Carapace" Definition

noun

A protective, shell-like covering likened to that of a turtle or crustacean: "He used to worry that Sarah would age the same way, develop the same brittle carapace” ( Anne Tyler).
Zoology A hard bony or chitinous outer covering, such as the fused dorsal plates of a turtle or the portion of the exoskeleton covering the head and thorax of a crustacean.
A bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (as a turtle or crab).
A protective, decorative, or disguising shell .

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