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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 _citation_sort_key(t: EdgeTuple) -> str: """Make a confusing 4 tuple sortable by citation."""

    return '"{}", "{}"'.format(t[3][CITATION][CITATION_TYPE], t[3][CITATION][CITATION_REFERENCE])