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Unable to edit Text object once Library Overrides is applied
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Description

System Information
Operating system: macOS-11.5.2-x86_64-i386-64bit 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M OpenGL Engine NVIDIA Corporation 4.1 NVIDIA-16.0.13

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.0.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2021-10-16 12:26, hash: rB4a00faca1a5e
Broken: version: 2.93 LTS

Short description of error
When a text object has a Library Override applied the text object remains un-editable

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
A text object exists within a collection within a file - let's call this _Original.blend

A new .blend file is created - New.blend

Steps: File > Link... (locate Original.blend, locate Collection) then Link.
The file is linked successfully.

Steps: Select the Text object; Object > Relations > Make Library Override
Library Override successfully applied

Steps: Select the text object, TAB to Edit
Pop-up message:
Report: Error
Unable to execute 'Toggle Edit Mode', error changing modes

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