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32. Longest Valid Parentheses

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Given a string containing just the characters '(' and ')', return the length of the longest valid (well-formed) parentheses substring. Example 1: Input: s = "(()" Output: 2 Explanation: The longest valid parentheses substring is "()". Example 2: Input: s = ")()())" Output: 4 Explanation: The longest valid parentheses substring is "()()". Example 3: Input: s = "" Output: 0 Constraints:

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