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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:

def render(self, context, instance, placeholder):
        ''' Permits setting of the template in the plugin instance configuration '''
        if instance and instance.template:
            self.render_template = instance.template
        return super(PluginTemplateMixin,self).render(context,instance,placeholder)