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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 strip_suffix(id):
 """Split off any suffix from ID This mimics the old behavior of the Sample ID. """

    suffix = get_suffix(id)
    if not suffix:
        return id
    return re.split(suffix, id)[0]