def drop_suffix_from_str(item: str, suffix: str, divider: str = '') -> str:
    """Drops 'suffix' from 'item' with 'divider' in between.
    
    Args:
        item (str): item to be modified.
        suffix (str): suffix to be added to 'item'.

    Returns:
        str: modified str.

    """
    suffix = ''.join([suffix, divider])
    if item.endswith(suffix):
        return item[:len(suffix)]
    else:
        return item