fix calling the classmethod descriptor directly (closes #14699)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4398e43..b7c22c7 100644
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@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #14699: Fix calling the classmethod descriptor directly.
+
 - Issue #11603 (again): Setting __repr__ to __str__ now raises a RuntimeError
   when repr() or str() is called on such an object.