I also used PARI/GP with the following program:
cz1 = Mod(z, (z^43-1)/(z-1));
e(n) = 2*coslift(2*n*Pi/Mod(3,43)^n);
xc(n) = z1^n + z1^-n;
r(n) = c(1*n) + c(6*n) + c(7*n);
print(bestappr(p = prod(n=1,7, z-x - r(n+3*e(n>5)n)),10^9);
lift(p)
with the resulting output
z^7+z^6-18*z^5-35*z^4+38*z^3+104*z^2+7*z-49
A simpler program with no defined functionscomplex numbers is
z1=exp(2*Pi*I/43); z2=z1^6; z3=z1^7;
bestappr(prod(n=1,7, m=lift(Mod(3,43)^n);\
x - 2*real(z1^m + z2^m + z3^m)), 10^9)