Unique Frequency Problem Statement

Given a string 'STR' with lowercase letters, determine the minimum number of deletions required to ensure that every letter in the string appears a unique number of times.

Example:

Input:
S = "aaBBccc"
Output:
1
Explanation:

The frequencies of the characters are {a:2, B:2, c:3}. Deleting one character from 'a' or 'B' adjusts the frequency so each is unique, resulting in frequencies 1, 2, and 3.

Input:

The first line of input contains a single integer 'T', denoting the number of test cases.
The first line of each test case contains a string 'STR'.

Output:

For each test case, print an integer indicating the minimum number of characters to delete such that each character frequency is unique.

Constraints:

  • 1 <= T <= 10
  • 1 <= |STR| <= 105
  • Time limit: 1 sec
Note:

You are not required to print the output; it has already been taken care of. Implement the function accordingly.

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