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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 drop(self):
 """ Remove the database by deleting the JSON file. """

        import os

        if self.path:
            if os.path.exists(self.path):
                os.remove(self.path)
        else:
            # Clear the in-memory data if there is no file path
            self._data = {}