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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 _apply_groups_to_backend(cls, obj, options, backend, clone):
        "Apply the groups to a single specified backend"
        obj_handle = obj
        if options is None:
            if clone:
                obj_handle = obj.map(lambda x: x.clone(id=None))
            else:
                obj.map(lambda x: setattr(x, 'id', None))
        elif clone:
            obj_handle = obj.map(lambda x: x.clone(id=x.id))

        return StoreOptions.set_options(obj_handle, options, backend=backend)