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If the tangent at a point P on the circle `x^2 + y^2 + 6x + 6y = 2`, meets the straight line 5x- 2y + 6 = 0 at a point Q on the y-axis, then the length of PQ is:

A

4

B

`2sqrt5`

C

`5`

D

`3sqrt5`

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