import re


def remove_multiple_spaces_and_strip_text(text: str) -> str:
    """
    Remove multiple spaces, strip text, and remove '-', '*' characters.

    Parameters
    ----------
    text : str
        the text to be processed

    Returns
    -------
    string
        the text with removed multiple spaces and strip text
    """
    regex_remove_multiple_spaces_list = ["\\t", "[\\s\\-\\*]{2,}"]
    for regex_remove_multiple_spaces in regex_remove_multiple_spaces_list:
        text = re.sub(regex_remove_multiple_spaces, " ", text)
        text = text.strip()
    return text