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Maybe I'm misunderstanding what "Devil's Advocate" means. It's literally the argument of the "Devil"
The way I've always used it was to lay out the arguments of my opposition, to predict how they'd think so I could prepare counters accordingly.
If somebody is claiming to play devil's advocate while voicing their own stances, they just know they have the wrong opinion on a topic and are trying to shield themselves from scorn.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/devil-s-advocate
You used it correctly.
This very thing, but I'm not so sure they know their position is wrong per se. They just know they won't be able to defend it.