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Given a string s of '(' , ')' and lowercase English characters.

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Your task is to remove the minimum number of parentheses ( '(' or ')', in any positions ) so that the resulting parentheses string is valid and return any valid string.

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Formally, a parentheses string is valid if and only if:

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Example 1:

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\nInput: s = "lee(t(c)o)de)"\nOutput: "lee(t(c)o)de"\nExplanation: "lee(t(co)de)" , "lee(t(c)ode)" would also be accepted.\n
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Example 2:

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\nInput: s = "a)b(c)d"\nOutput: "ab(c)d"\n
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Example 3:

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\nInput: s = "))(("\nOutput: ""\nExplanation: An empty string is also valid.\n
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