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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 is_api_filter(self, filter_field):
 """Determine if agiven filter field should be used as an API filter."""

        if self.filter_type == 'server':
            for choice in self.filter_choices:
                if (choice[0] == filter_field and len(choice) > 2 and
                        choice[2]):
                    return True
        return False