What does the following SPF record allow?

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v=spf1 ip4:211.121.22.56 a mx a:server.hostname.com ~all

My understanding is it allows the following to send out emails:

ip4: 211.121.22.56

a: A record (where website is hosted)

mx: whatever the MX record says

a: this server name

And nothing other than the above 4 places

Am I correct?

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