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+# Rust `clippy-check` Action
+
+![MIT licensed](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)
+[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/actions-rs/community.svg)](https://gitter.im/actions-rs/community)
+
+## Work in progress, nothing to see here yet