[FIX] Correct logic for linear deduplication

[HDash]

Fixes #293

The bug and its fix are all detailed in the issue above.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR fixes a logic error in linear deduplication where reads with the lowest MAPQ scores were being kept instead of the highest quality reads. The fix includes a version bump and changelog update to document the correction.

• Fixed logic error in linear deduplication functionality
• Updated version from 3.2.2 to 3.2.3
• Added changelog entry documenting the bug fix

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File	Description
nextflow.config	Bumped version number from 3.2.2 to 3.2.3
CHANGELOG.md	Added new version entry documenting the deduplication logic fix

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