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= Solution

For fixed residual $r=y_i-x_i^\top\theta$, choosing $\gamma_i=0$ costs $r^2$, while choosing $\gamma_i=r$ costs $\ell$. No other nonzero choice improves on $\gamma_i=r$. Thus
$$
\inf_{\gamma_i}\{(r-\gamma_i)^2+\ell\mathbf1_{\{\gamma_i\ne0\}}\}
=\min(r^2,\ell)=\rho_L(r)
$$
with $L=\sqrt\ell$. Summing over observations proves the equivalence.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

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