
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Given the function $f(x) = \sin(2x + \frac{\pi}{3}) - \sqrt{3}\sin(2x - \frac{\pi}{6})$,

(1) Find the smallest positive period of the function $f(x)$ and its intervals of monotonic increase;

(2) When $x \in \left[-\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{3}\right]$, find the maximum and minimum values of $f(x)$, and the corresponding values of $x$ at which these extreme values are attained.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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