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Counting $\mathrm{mod}\:p$ solutions of Diophantine equation in two variables taking $O(p^2)$ time

Are there Diophantine equations in two variables such that counting solutions $\mathrm{mod}\:p$ requires $O(p^2)$ time?

Geometrically this means we have to sort through a positive proportion of the affine plane before being sure we have counted all solutions.

Non-example: the solutions of $x+y=0$ are counted in $O(\log p)$ time as there are $p$ solutions.

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