Trim "protected" from the title

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function degweb_protected_title_trim($title) {
    $title = attribute_escape($title);
    $findthese = array(
        '#Protected:#',
        '#Private:#'
    );
    $replacewith = array(
        '', // What to replace "Protected:" with
        '' // What to replace "Private:" with
    );
    $title = preg_replace($findthese, $replacewith, $title);
    return $title;
}
add_filter('the_title', 'the_title_trim');