#16509: bug in .as_finite_field_element() when minimal=True
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   Reporter:  vdelecroix    |            Owner:
       Type:  defect        |           Status:  new
   Priority:  major         |        Milestone:  sage-6.3
  Component:  finite rings  |         Keywords:  bug
  Merged in:                |          Authors:
  Reviewers:                |  Report Upstream:  N/A
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 {{{
 sage: K = GF(5).algebraic_closure()
 sage: z=K.gen(5) - K.gen(5) + K.gen(2)
 sage: z.as_finite_field_element(minimal=True)
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
 TypeError: unable to coerce
 }}}

 The problem comes from the fact that the finite subfields of the algebraic
 closure can not talk to each other.

 Note that hopefully, it works fine when `minimal=False` (which is the
 default).

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