st: Converting numbers in format (52,500) into numerical format

["Rodriguez, Dan" <dan.rodriguez@credit-suisse.com>]

Have comma-delimited file that I need to process daily in automated fashion. How can I convert numbers in parenthetical format into real numbers? 

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