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Complex curves covered by smooth plane curves

Let $C$ be any smooth compact complex curve. Is it true that there exists a smooth curve $C'$ in $\mathbb CP^2$ that admits a non-trivial morphism (i.e. holomorphic map) $C'\to C$?

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