function DFST = cutallreps_dfst(ALF)
% outputs a DFST that takes converts every occurrence of cc* to c

DFST.ALFin = ALF;
DFST.ALFou = ['@' ALF];
DFST.Q = 1:length(ALF)+1;
DFST.q0 = 1;
DFST.F = DFST.Q;

DFST = init_dfstd(DFST);

for i=1:length(ALF)
  c = ALF(i);
  DFST = set_dfstd(DFST,1  ,c,i+1,c  );
  DFST = set_dfstd(DFST,i+1,c,i+1,'@');
  for j = setdiff(1:length(ALF),i)
    a = ALF(j);
    DFST = set_dfstd(DFST,i+1,a,j+1,a);
  end
end
return