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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 clone_and_update(self, **kwargs):
 """Clones the object and updates the clone with the args @param kwargs: Keyword arguments to set @return: The cloned copy with updated values """

        cloned = self.clone()
        cloned.update(**kwargs)
        return cloned