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To override the parent theme styles, the developer needs to change the web/css/source/_extend.less file in the child theme. This file is used to import and extend the parent theme styles without modifying the original files. The developer can use the @import directive to import the parent theme styles and then use the .lib-css() mixin to override the CSS properties. For example:

@import ‘source/_extend.less’; // Import parent theme styles .lib-css(color, red); // Override color property

The web/css/source/_extends.less and web/css/source/_theme.less files are not valid and will not work, as they do not follow the theme structure or the naming convention. References: [Theme inheritance], [Extend parent theme styles]