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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 dereference(self, data, host=None):
 """Dereferences RefObjects stuck in the hierarchy. This is a bit of an ugly hack."""

        return self.deep_decode(self.deep_encode(data, host), deref=True)