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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 clean_text(s):
 """Removes all cruft from the text."""

    SPACES_RE = re.compile(r'\s+')
    SPECIAL_CHARS_RE = re.compile(r'[^\w\s\.\-\(\)]')
    s = SPACES_RE.sub(' ', s)
    s = s.strip()
    s = SPECIAL_CHARS_RE.sub('', s)
    return s