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[1.0.X] Fixed #8861 -- Added note on the availability of ModelForm.instance. Thanks to Ramiro Morales for the patch.

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@@ -370,11 +370,20 @@ Overriding the clean() method
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You can override the ``clean()`` method on a model form to provide additional
validation in the same way you can on a normal form. However, by default the
``clean()`` method validates the uniqueness of fields that are marked as
``unique``, ``unique_together`` or ``unique_for_date|month|year`` on the model.
Therefore, if you would like to override the ``clean()`` method and maintain the
default validation, you must call the parent class's ``clean()`` method.
validation in the same way you can on a normal form.
In this regard, model forms have two specific characteristics when compared to
forms:
By default the ``clean()`` method validates the uniqueness of fields that are
marked as ``unique``, ``unique_together`` or ``unique_for_date|month|year`` on
the model. Therefore, if you would like to override the ``clean()`` method and
maintain the default validation, you must call the parent class's ``clean()``
method.
Also, a model form instance bound to a model object will contain a
``self.instance`` attribute that gives model form methods access to that
specific model instance.
Form inheritance
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