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title: Remove leading colons in DBAL parameters
issue: NEXT-20692
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# Core
* Removed leading colons (`:`) in DBAL parameter names, as that will not be supported in [DBAL 3](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/blob/3.3.x/UPGRADE.md#bc-break-leading-colon-in-named-parameter-names-not-supported).