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  # removes '--DBRelease' from jobPars
  def apply_mod(job_def):
     jobPars = job_def['jobPars']
  
     newPars = ''
     for par in jobPars.split():
        if not par.startswith('--DBRelease'):
           newPars += par + ' '
  
     job_def['jobPars'] = newPars
     return job_def
  