# Complete process_contacts: loop through contacts, keep only those with valid emails, clean the names

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Complete process_contacts: loop through contacts, keep only those with valid emails, clean the names, and append (cleaned_name, email) tuples to the result.

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