Backport PR #55384 on branch 2.1.x (BUG: idxmax raising for arrow str… #22809

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Test Conda Forge Recipe - Python 3.10	3m 8s
Test Conda Forge Recipe - Python 3.11	3m 25s
Test Conda Forge Recipe - Python 3.9	3m 10s
Install Extras - all	6m 34s
Install Extras - aws	5m 28s
Install Extras - clipboard	6m 13s
Install Extras - compression	5m 35s
Install Extras - computation	5m 30s
Install Extras - consortium-standard	5m 55s
Install Extras - excel	5m 58s
Install Extras - feather	7m 31s
Install Extras - fss	5m 27s
Install Extras - gcp	5m 42s
Install Extras - hdf5	5m 33s
Install Extras - html	5m 35s
Install Extras - mysql	5m 53s
Install Extras - output-formatting	7m 52s
Install Extras - parquet	6m 48s
Install Extras - performance	5m 34s
Install Extras - plot	5m 26s
Install Extras - postgresql	6m 6s
Install Extras - spss	5m 52s
Install Extras - sql-other	6m 41s
Install Extras - test	8m 28s
Install Extras - xml	5m 43s
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