If I understood the OP correctly, the problem can be stated as follows : Problem 1. Let $X$ be a set and $f$ be any map ${\cal P}(X) \to X$ , and $A$ be defined as above ( $A=\lbrace F(Z) | Z\subseteq X, F(Z) \not\in Z\rbrace$ ). Find a definable $B$ (in termes of $F$ and $X$) such that $B \neq A$ and $F(B)=F(A)$. Now Problem 1 is equivalent to the simpler problem : Problem 2. Let $Y$ be a set and let $Y'$ be a nonempty subset of $Y$. Find a definable $y_0$ (in terms of $Y$ and $Y'$) which is in $Y'$. The interesting and nontrivial part of the equivalence is of course, to show that we can solve Problem 2 if we can solve Problem 1. Here is how. Let $Y$ and $Y'$ be as above. Take two elements $a,b$ and a countable set $W=\lbrace w_k \rbrace_{k \geq 1}$ outside of $Y$. Now define $X$ to be the disjoint union of $\lbrace a,b \rbrace$ and $Y \times W$, and define $F : {\cal P}(X) \to X$ by <br> 1) $F(\lbrace (y,w_1) \rbrace)=a$, if $y\in {Y'} $ <br> 2) $F(\lbrace (y,w_{k}) \rbrace)=(y,w_{k-1})$ , for all $y\in Y$ and $k\geq 2$ <br> 3) $F(X)=a$ <br> 4) $F(Z)=b$ for all other subsets $Z$ of $X$ (thus $F(\emptyset)=b$) <br>. Now, by construction, $A=X$, and any solution $B$ to Problem 1 is of the form $\lbrace (y,w_1) \rbrace$ for some $y\in Y'$, thereby solving Problem 2.