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569      $words = explode( ' ', $comment_text );
570
571      /**
572       * Filter the amount of words used in the comment excerpt.
573       *
574       * @since 4.4.0
575       *
576       * @param int $comment_excerpt_length The amount of words you want to display in the comment excerpt.
577       */
578      $comment_excerpt_length = apply_filters( 'comment_excerpt_length', 20 );
579
580      $use_ellipsis = count( $words ) > $comment_excerpt_length;
581      if ( $use_ellipsis ) {
582           $words = array_slice( $words, 0, $comment_excerpt_length );
583      }
584
585      $excerpt = trim( join( ' ', $words ) );
586      if ( $use_ellipsis ) {
587           $excerpt .= '…';