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remove_duplicates

Language/Type: Python string return

Write a function named remove_duplicates that accepts a string parameter and returns a new string with all consecutive occurrences of the same character in the string replaced by a single occurrence of that character. For example, the call of remove_duplicates("bookkeeeeeper") should return "bokeper" .

Function: Write a Python function as described, not a complete program.

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