Tests: Ensure alias-related tests cover cases of both "alias_attribute" and "field :as"

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    • Priority: Minor - P4
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      Mongoid has two ways to define field aliases:

      class Band
        include Mongoid::Document
      
        # case 1
        field :n, type: String
        alias_attribute :name, :n
      
        # case 2
        field :a, as: :age
      end
      
      Band.database_field_name(:name) #=> "n"
      Band.database_field_name(:age) #=> "a"
      

      Mongoid has several 100s of tests today which cover field alias related behavior. In most tests, only case 2 (:as) is covered. We should review all tests to ensure that both patterns are covered in all cases.

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              Reporter:
              Johnny Shields
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