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function clip_word($string, $clip)
{
if ($clip < strlen($string))
{
$string = iconv('UTF-8', 'windows-1251//IGNORE', $string);
$string = implode(array_slice(explode('<br>', wordwrap($string, $clip, '<br>', false)),
0, 1));
$string = iconv('windows-1251', 'UTF-8', $string);
$string .= '...';
}
return $string;
}