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We perform a full amplitude analysis of B0→ψ′K+π− decays, with ψ′→μ+μ− or e+e−, to constrain the spin and parity of the Z(4430)−. The JP=1+ hypothesis is favored over the 0−, 1−, 2− and 2+ hypotheses at the levels of 3.4σ, 3.7σ, 4.7σ and 5.1σ, respectively. The analysis is based on …