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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+
+def largest_multiple_of_three(ints):
+    # Sort numbers in descending order
+    ints.sort(reverse=True)
+
+    # Function to calculate the sum of digits
+    sum_digits = sum(ints)
+
+    # Function to remove the smallest element with a specified remainder
+    def remove_smallest(remainder):
+        for i in range(len(ints) - 1, -1, -1):
+            if ints[i] % 3 == remainder:
+                del ints[i]
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    # Adjust the list to make the sum of its digits divisible by 3
+    if sum_digits % 3 == 1:
+        # Try to remove one number with a remainder of 1, else remove two with a remainder of 2
+        if not remove_smallest(1):
+            remove_smallest(2) and remove_smallest(2)
+    elif sum_digits % 3 == 2:
+        # Try to remove one number with a remainder of 2, else remove two with a remainder of 1
+        if not remove_smallest(2):
+            remove_smallest(1) and remove_smallest(1)
+
+    return int("".join(map(str, ints))) if ints and sum(ints) % 3 == 0 else -1
+
+
+# Test Cases
+test1 = largest_multiple_of_three([8, 1, 9]) == 981
+test2 = largest_multiple_of_three([8, 6, 7, 1, 0]) == 8760
+test3 = largest_multiple_of_three([1]) == -1
+
+test1, test2, test3