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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 get_status(self):
 """Return the status embedded in the JSON error response body, or an empty string if the JSON couldn't be parsed."""


        result = ''
        if self._data_struct is not None:
            result = self._data_struct[KEY_STATUS]
        return result