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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 validate(data):
 """ Validate data against the schema. Args: data(dict):
 data structure to validate. Returns: dict: data as provided and defaults where defined in schema. """

        try:
            return Schema(Validator.SCHEMA).validate(data)
        except SchemaError as exception:
            logging.getLogger(__name__).error(exception)
            return None