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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{unicode-math}
\setmathfont{STIX2Math.otf}

\begin{document}
$\left(\frac{\frac{a}{b}}{\frac{a}{b}}\right)$
\qquad
$a^{\left(\frac{\frac{a}{b}}{\frac{a}{b}}\right)}$ %wrong size of parentheses

\end{document}