Fix changing final fields on Java 12 #1010
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This also properly fixes #939 and removes the work-around that was put in place with #955.
If Java compatibility gets increased to Java 9 or newer, MethodHandle and VarHandle could be used afair.
But as Java compatibility is 7 currently, I solved it by using yet another private detail,
the method that delivers the declared fields unfiltered where the modifiers field is still included.