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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 cache(self):
 """Return a cache instance."""

        cache = self._cache or self.app.config.get('COLLECTIONS_CACHE')
        return import_string(cache) if isinstance(cache, six.string_types) \
            else cache