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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 build_target_areas(entry):
 """Cleanup the raw target areas description string"""

    target_areas = []
    areas = str(entry['cap:areaDesc']).split(';')
    for area in areas:
        target_areas.append(area.strip())
    return target_areas