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Default find replace the 1st character in a cell

Hi

I have hundreds of contact numbers that I have imported into XL 07 from MS
BCM07.

The numbers come in with the area code in brackets followed by the number e.g.
(02) 1234 5678

I want the number to look like this example:
0212345678

Of course, the area code differs depending on the contact's location e.g.
(02),(03), (07),(08)

I can do a find & replace edit on the brackets & spaces between the numbers
however when I remove these, the "0" drops off the beginning of the number
e.g.
212345678

Is there a formula, find/replace or other solution?
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TIA

Pete
WIN XP SP2, XL07, OL & BCM 07, 1 gig ram