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What is the shortest polynomial divisible by $(x-1)(y-1)(x^2y-1)$

I am interested in polynomials with few terms ("short polynomials", "fewnomials") in ideals. A simple to state question is Given an ideal $I\subset k[x_1,\dots,x_n]$, what is the shortest polynomial ...