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Based on my knowledge of Django's codebase, I can analyze and fix this issue. The problem is in django/forms/models.py in the apply_limit_choices_to_to_formfield function or more specifically in how the form field's show_hidden_initial is…

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Based on my knowledge of Django's codebase, I can analyze and fix this issue. The problem is in `django/forms/models.py` in the `apply_limit_choices_to_to_formfield` function or more specifically in how the form field's `show_hidden_initial` is determined.

The issue is:
1. When a model field has a callable default, Django's form field gets `show_hidden_initial=True` 
2. This is because the callable is evaluated, making it appear the field has an initial value that could change
3. However, for fields with callable defaults that return empty/default values (like `list`), this causes issues with

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