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A combination of

With either or

The two different socket parts allow some offset (if the parts fit), and these also allow movement in more than one direction.

You've already been given a number of solutions, where the part that actually goes within the components is only one plate high, while the actual connection is a bit more. I can't do any better, but I want to suggest another option:

A combination of or

With either or

The right combination of these parts allow some offset (if the parts fit), and these also allow movement in more than one direction.

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The two different socket parts allow some offset (if the parts fit), and these also allow movement in more than one direction.

You've already been given a number of solutions, where the part that actually goes within the components is only one plate high, while the actual connection is a bit more. I can't do any better, but I want to suggest another option:

A combination of

With either or

The two different socket parts allow some offset (if the parts fit), and these also allow movement in more than one direction.