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[Solved] Removing an 8 character string

Edit: Figured it out. Close the thread please.

Solution:
Code:
\[[a-fA-F0-9]{8}\]

Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment edit by bakunin: no need to close the thread, but i changed the title to SOLVED. Thanks for writing a follow-up.

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