Added click tracking columns to automated_email_recipients

[EvanHahn]

closes https://linear.app/ghost/issue/NY-1487

These are very similar to opened_at and track_opens, but for clicks.

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Walkthrough

Adds nullable clicked_at and defaulted track_clicks fields to automated_email_recipients through a non-transactional migration. Updates the database schema declaration and adjusts the schema integrity test to expect the resulting hash.

Suggested reviewers: cmraible, rob-ghost

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: adding click-tracking columns to automated_email_recipients.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the change, noting click-tracking fields similar to opened_at and track_opens.
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[troyciesco]

closing in favor of #29529