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+**Added:**
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+* <news item>
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+**Changed:**
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+* <news item>
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+**Deprecated:**
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+* Perses atom mapper and scorer functionality is deprecated, now slated to be removed in ``openfe v1.12``. 
+  This includes ``PersesAtomMapper`` and ``default_perses_scorer`` (`PR #1857 <https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/openfe/pull/1857>`_).
+
+**Removed:**
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+* <news item>
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+**Fixed:**
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+* <news item>
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+**Security:**
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+* <news item>