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A tangent is drawn to the parabola `y^(2)=4ax` at P such that it cuts the y-axis at Q.A line perpendicular to this tangent is drawn through Q which cuts the axis of the parabola at R. If the rectangle PQRS is completed, then find the locus of S.

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