refactor: use str.removesuffix in _normalize_label_for_match

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What

grounding.py::_normalize_label_for_match hand-rolled an endswith-check-then-slice to strip a trailing qualifier ( dropdown, menu, icon, button) from a normalized label during fuzzy matching:

for suffix in (" dropdown", " menu", " icon", " button"):
    if text.endswith(suffix):
        text = text[: -len(suffix)]

Replaced with the stdlib str.removesuffix, which is already a no-op when the suffix doesn't match:

for suffix in (" dropdown", " menu", " icon", " button"):
    text = text.removesuffix(suffix)

Why it's an improvement

• Removes a manual len()/slice computation in favor of a purpose-built stdlib method.
• Mirrors the sibling str.removeprefix cleanup already merged for _parse_navigation_hint in refactor: use str.removeprefix in _parse_navigation_hint #305 — same category, same file family (claim_parser.py → grounding.py).

Why it's safe

• Pure stdlib substitution, single function, single file, no call-site changes.
• Equivalent by construction: text[: -len(suffix)] when text.endswith(suffix) is True is exactly text.removesuffix(suffix); when the suffix doesn't match, both leave text unchanged. Verified with a standalone script comparing the old and new loop across representative inputs (single-suffix, multi-suffix chains, no match, empty string) — outputs identical in every case.
• Full test suite: 326 passed / 21 pre-existing environment-only Chromium-sandbox failures, identical failing-test set before and after this change (verified via git stash A/B).
• ruff check src/ tests/ clean. ruff format --check flags this file, but that drift is pre-existing (reproduced on the unmodified baseline) and unrelated to the touched lines — confirmed via ruff format --diff, which shows only pre-existing formatting elsewhere in the file, none on the lines this PR changes.

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Single-function stdlib substitution with equivalent semantics; no API or grounding logic changes.

Overview
_normalize_label_for_match in grounding.py now strips trailing UI qualifiers ( dropdown, menu, icon, button) with str.removesuffix instead of an endswith + slice branch inside the same loop.

Behavior for DOM label fuzzy matching is unchanged: each suffix is still applied in order, and non-matching suffixes leave the string as-is. This is a readability/stdlib cleanup only—no call sites or grounding rules change.

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• Refactor
  • Simplified internal label normalization while preserving existing matching behavior.

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Walkthrough

The label normalization implementation now uses str.removesuffix to remove recognized trailing suffixes. Supported suffixes and behavior remain unchanged.

Changes

Label normalization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Simplify recognized suffix removal src/frontend_visualqa/grounding.py	_normalize_label_for_match uses str.removesuffix for each recognized trailing suffix.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 2d750

This PR changes one label-normalization loop from an equivalent manual suffix check and slice to str.removesuffix without changing call sites or matching rules. Python 3.11 supports the method, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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