Another solution is the DEQUOTE function. Call dequote(variable) if the first character is a single or double quote character. It will also remove any text after the closing/right quote(s). [ref]
I know this is an older post, but it was one of the first results when searching this, so I figured including this solution here would be a good idea.
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