Different Configuration for the_excerpt()

Maybe you should simply use the wp_trim_words function to achieve what you want. Simply pass the get_the_excerpt value in it.

<?php $trimmed = wp_trim_words( $text, $num_words = 55, $more = null ); ?>

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