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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 clone(self):
 """ Creates an exact copy of a LintConfigBuilder. """

        builder = LintConfigBuilder()
        builder._config_blueprint = copy.deepcopy(self._config_blueprint)
        builder._config_path = self._config_path
        return builder