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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 collapse_element(cls, overlay, ranges=None, mode='data', backend=None):
 """ Finds any applicable compositor and applies it. """

        from .element import Element
        from .overlay import Overlay, CompositeOverlay
        unpack = False
        if not isinstance(overlay, CompositeOverlay):
            overlay = Overlay([overlay])
            unpack = True

        prev_ids = tuple()
        processed = defaultdict(list)
        while True:
            match = cls.strongest_match(overlay, mode, backend)
            if match is None:
                if unpack and len(overlay) == 1:
                    return overlay.values()[0]
                return overlay
            (_, applicable_op, (start, stop)) = match
            if isinstance(overlay, Overlay):
                values = overlay.values()
                sliced = Overlay(values[start:stop])
            else:
                values = overlay.items()
                sliced = overlay.clone(values[start:stop])
            items = sliced.traverse(lambda x: x, [Element])
            if applicable_op and all(el in processed[applicable_op] for el in items):
                return overlay
            result = applicable_op.apply(sliced, ranges, backend)
            if applicable_op.group:
                result = result.relabel(group=applicable_op.group)
            if isinstance(overlay, Overlay):
                result = [result]
            else:
                result = list(zip(sliced.keys(), [result]))
            processed[applicable_op] += [el for r in result for el in r.traverse(lambda x: x, [Element])]
            overlay = overlay.clone(values[:start]+result+values[stop:])

            # Guard against infinite recursion for no-ops
            spec_fn = lambda x: not isinstance(x, CompositeOverlay)
            new_ids = tuple(overlay.traverse(lambda x: id(x), [spec_fn]))
            if new_ids == prev_ids:
                return overlay
            prev_ids = new_ids