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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 _republish(self):
 """ Re-publishes updated message """

        mq_channel = self.channel._connect_mq()
        mq_channel.basic_publish(exchange=self.channel.key, routing_key='',
                                 body=json.dumps(self.serialize()))