A security analyst is inspecting an IPv6 packet that contains multiple extension headers. The packet has a Hop-by-Hop Options header, followed by a Routing header, followed by a Fragment header, and then a Destination Options header. According to the recommended order for IPv6 extension headers, which header is out of order?

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A security analyst is inspecting an IPv6 packet that contains multiple extension headers. The packet has a Hop-by-Hop Options header, followed by a Routing header, followed by a Fragment header, and then a Destination Options header. According to the recommended order for IPv6 extension headers, which header is out of order?
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