#include <iostream>

struct A
{
  A()      { std::cout << "ctor " << this << std::endl; }
  ~A()     { std::cout << "dtor " << this << std::endl; }
  void f() { std::cout << "f " << this << std::endl;  }
};

struct S
{
  inline static A a; // C++17 inline variable, thus also a definition
};

#include "header.h"

int main()
{
  S::a.f();
}

#include "header.h"

#include "header.h"

#include "header.h"

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struct A
{
  A()      { std::cout << "ctor "; }
  ~A()     { std::cout << "dtor "; }
};

A a; // in one of the TU's

extern A a; // in all other TU's