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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:

def call(method, *args, **kwargs):
    '''
    Calls an arbitrary netmiko method.
    '''
    kwargs = clean_kwargs(**kwargs)
    if not netmiko_device['always_alive']:
        connection = ConnectHandler(**netmiko_device['args'])
        ret = getattr(connection, method)(*args, **kwargs)
        connection.disconnect()
        return ret
    return getattr(netmiko_device['connection'], method)(*args, **kwargs)