ENG-2516: Add shared clean_version utility for version string sanitization

[NevilleS]

Ticket ENG-2516

Description Of Changes

Add a shared clean_version() function to fides.common.utils that removes noisy suffixes from version strings for cleaner user-facing display. This enables fidesplus to import and reuse this utility rather than duplicating the code.

Code Changes

• Added clean_version() function to src/fides/common/utils.py that strips:
  • The dirty suffix (.dirty or -dirty) added when there are uncommitted changes
  • The +0.gXXXXXX suffix when exactly on a git tag (zero commits past)
• Updated src/fides/__init__.py to import clean_version from common.utils instead of defining it locally
• Added comprehensive unit tests in tests/lib/test_version.py

Steps to Confirm

1. Verify clean_version can be imported from fides.common.utils
2. Run nox -s "pytest(lib)" -- tests/lib/test_version.py to verify tests pass
3. Confirm version display remains clean in health endpoints

Pre-Merge Checklist

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• Followup issues:
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• Database migrations:
  • No migrations
• Documentation:
  • No documentation updates required

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