bug: make sure symbol always has required mesh attribute

[martinjrobins]

Description

Fixes #4637

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All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 99.21%. Comparing base (72c23ea) to head (ea15ec9).
Report is 9 commits behind head on develop.

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