Paul Hauner c11253a82f Remove grandparents from snapshot cache (#2917)
## Issue Addressed

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## Proposed Changes

In https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/2832 we made some changes to the `SnapshotCache` to help deal with the one-block reorgs seen on mainnet (and testnets).

I believe the change in #2832 is good and we should keep it, but I think that in its present form it is causing the `SnapshotCache` to hold onto states that it doesn't need anymore. For example, a skip slot will result in one more `BeaconSnapshot` being stored in the cache.

This PR adds a new type of pruning that happens after a block is inserted to the cache. We will remove any snapshot from the cache that is a *grandparent* of the block being imported. Since we know the grandparent has two valid blocks built atop it, it is not at risk from a one-block re-org. 

## Additional Info

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