Claim interpretation at the EUropean Patent Office after G1/24

One of the landmark decisions at the EPO last year was G1/24, which held that "the description and drawings shall always be consulted to interpret the claims when assessing the patentability of an invention under Articles 52 to 57 EPC, and not only if the person skilled in the art finds a claim to be unclear or ambiguous when read in isolation."

But what does this mean in practice?

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