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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 _format_monitor_parameter(param):
 """This is a workaround for a known issue ID645289, which affects all versions of TMOS at this time. """

        if '{' in param and '}':
            tmp = param.strip('}').split('{')
            monitor = ''.join(tmp).rstrip()
            return monitor
        else:
            return param