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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 new(name: hug.types.text, description: hug.types.text):
 """Inserts the given object as a new item in the database. Returns the ID of the newly created item. """

    item_doc = {'name': name, 'description': description}
    collection.insert_one(item_doc)
    return str(item_doc['_id'])