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JavaScript

function palindrome(str) {
var myStr1 = str.replace(/[\W-|_|]/gi, "").toLowerCase();
  console.log(myStr1);
var x = [];
x = myStr1.split("");
y = x.reverse();
var myStr2 = y.join(""); 
if (myStr1==myStr2)   {
  return true;
}
  else {
    return false;
  }
}
palindrome("0_0 (: /-\ :) 0-0");