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Language/Type: Python collections dict set

Write the output produced when the following function is passed each of the following lists of names:

def mystery(names):
    result = set()
    for element in names:
        if element < names[0]:
            result.add(element)
        else:
            result.clear()
    print(result)

Though sets store their contents in unpredictable order, for this problem, write the values sorted in alphabetical order. Write your answer in this format: {'value', 'value', 'value'}

`['marty', 'stuart', 'helene', 'jessica', 'amanda']`
`['sara', 'allison', 'janette', 'zack', 'riley']`
`['zorah', 'alex', 'tyler', 'roy', 'roy', 'charlie', 'phil', 'charlie', 'tyler']`

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