) -> ModelField:
    if PYDANTIC_V2:
        return field
    # cloned_types caches already cloned types to support recursive models and improve
    # performance by avoiding unnecessary cloning
    if cloned_types is None:
        cloned_types = _CLONED_TYPES_CACHE

    original_type = field.type_
    if is_dataclass(original_type) and hasattr(original_type, "__pydantic_model__"):