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Code:

echo -e "Searching for $1"
# prune at a .* path; the .?* is needed if the start directory is a .
find /home/andy -daystart -type d -name ".?*" -prune -o \( -iname "*.sh" -o -iname "*.txt" -o -iname "*.odt" \)" -mtime -1 -print

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Yes that makes sense.
One quote too many, after the \).
The ) must be quoted. You can as well quote it as ")".

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