Deploy failure due to inability to clone theme submodule

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There is an entire support guide on this specific topic that should help you clear things up:

[Support Guide] Why isn’t my Hugo theme working correctly with Netlify?

Last reviewed by Netlify Support: September 2023 We get this question often. Luckily, there is both a common root cause for this issue and a solution for it! Most often, Hugo themes added using git clone to clone the theme’s repository into your existing Hugo site’s codebase will not work with Netlify. This is the common root cause I mentioned. So, what is the solution, you ask? Use the git submodule command instead! The Hugo team created fantastic (and detailed) documentation about this her…