Computing a limit in a complex integral

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There is a function given: $$f(z) \in C\big(D'(a, r) \big),$$ where $D'(a,r) = D(a,r) \setminus \{a\}$.
We also know that: $$\lim_{z \to a} \big(f(z)(z-a) \big) = A.$$ With the knowledge above we are to prove the following statement: $$\lim_{r \to 0} \int \limits_{\gamma _r} f(z) \mbox{d}z = iA(\alpha-\beta),$$
where $\gamma_{r} =a + re^{it}, t\in [\alpha, \beta]$.


My attempt
Unfortunately, because we don't know if $f \in H\big(D'(a, r) \big)$ we can't use residues to calculate this integral.
I though of computing it in a standard way: $$\int \limits_{\gamma _r} f(z) \mbox{d}z = \int \limits_{\alpha}^{\beta} f\big(a + re^{it} \big) ire^{it} \mbox{d}t = ir \int \limits_{\alpha}^{\beta} f \big(a + re^{it} \big) e^{it} \mbox{d}t.$$ I don't really know where to go from here.

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This should work out nicely. Just write

$$f(z) = \frac{A}{z-a} + \frac{\epsilon(z)}{z-a},$$

where $\lim_{z\to a} \epsilon(z) =0.$ Put that into the second integral you wrote in your question and good things will happen.