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AI-generatedHardhat CLI and Solc Compiler: Default Version Selection
Goal: Identify the Solidity compiler version that Hardhat employs when no explicit `solidity` field is present in `hardhat.config.js`, and understand how this implicit choice influences plugins that rely on matching compiler versions for TypeChain artifact generation. Constraints: Hardhat ships with a bundled solc version that may differ between releases, an
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