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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 _compare_suffix(self, other):
 """Return false if suffixes are mutually exclusive"""


        # If suffix is omitted, assume a match
        if not self.suffix or not other.suffix:
            return True

        # Check if more than one unique suffix
        suffix_set = set(self.suffix_list + other.suffix_list)
        unique_suffixes = suffix_set & UNIQUE_SUFFIXES
        for key in EQUIVALENT_SUFFIXES:
            if key in unique_suffixes:
                unique_suffixes.remove(key)
                unique_suffixes.add(EQUIVALENT_SUFFIXES[key])

        return len(unique_suffixes) < 2