{{alias}}( str )
    Removes a UTF-8 byte order mark (BOM) from the beginning of a `string`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    str: string
        Input string.

    Returns
    -------
    out: string
        String with BOM removed.

    Examples
    --------
    > var out = {{alias}}( '\ufeffbeep' )
    'beep'

    See Also
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