Query for List<string> property could not be translated

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Steps to reproduce

Have a model with a List<string> property like below

public class RealDeduction
{
    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
    [Key]
    public string Id { get; set; }

    public List<string>? Branches { get; set; } = new(); // string collection
    
    public bool IsActive { get; set; } = true;
    
    public List<PersonUser> ExcludedUsers { get; set; } = new();
// omitted other properties

then try to query it like so await _appDbContext.RealReductions.Where(x => x.Branches.Contains("Clinic")).ToListAsync()

The issue

ef core not being able to perform search in the string collection

Further technical details

MySQL version: 10.6.12-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04
Operating system: Ubuntu 22.04
Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql version: 8.0.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App version: 8.0.5

Other details about my project setup:
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