I don't know if it is possible to assign multiple operators in one string. But perhaps you could try something along the lines of setting the first modified string as a variable and then outputing the variable with the second operator? Otherwise, you may need to create an operator for each combination of strings. So in this instance you would need to set up a single operator that creates the md5 and then shortens the result to send to the template.
Alex
Alex
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