Extracting xmltype from table into xml output: redundant nodes

Question

Hi guys - see the below example.  (edit:   sorry, haven't used these forums for a while and can't seem to figure out how to format code.....)
[code]SQL> select *
  2    from v$version;
BANNER
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.4.0 - Production
CORE    11.2.0.4.0      Production
TNS for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production
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SQL> create table mytesttable (item_id number, x_data xmltype);
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into mytesttable
  2  with dat as (select 'blah' item from dual
  3               union all
  4               select 'more blah' from dual)
  5  ,t as (select xmlelement("x_data"
  6                              ,xmlattributes(1 as "dummyattr")
  7                              ,xmlagg(xmlelement("item"
  8                                                ,item))
  9                              ) x_data
10              from dat
11              )
12  select 1,x_data
13    from t    ;
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> select *
  2    from mytesttable;
   ITEM_ID
X_DATA
         1
<x_data dummyattr="1">
  <item>blah</item>
  <item>more blah</item>
</x_data>
1 row selected.
SQL>
SQL> select xmlelement("outerelement"
  2                   ,xmlelement("itemID", item_id)
  3                   ,xmlelement("x_data",x_data)
  4                   )
  5     from mytesttable;
XMLELEMENT("OUTERELEMENT",XMLELEMENT("ITEMID",ITEM_ID),XMLELEMENT("X_DATA",X_DATA))
<outerelement><itemID>1</itemID><x_data><x_data dummyattr="1">
<item>blah</item>
<item>more blah</item>
</x_data>
</x_data></outerelement>
1 row selected.
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As the above, I have an xmltype in a table which has other non-xmltype columns.   I have a requirement to extract them out into a single xml document in a similar way to the last SQL there.
the problem is if I do it as per the above, I artificially add a redundant node.  the first <x_data> node is not necessary, but how do I go and add the xmltype column to the result without having to qualify it with another element around it?
i.e. how do I get the following:
<outerelement><itemID>1</itemID><x_data dummyattr="1">
<item>blah</item>
<item>more blah</item>
</x_data></outerelement>

Answer 1

nevermind.. I was having a dumb moment:
select xmlelement("outerelement"
                 ,xmlelement("itemID", item_id)
                 ,x_data
   from mytesttable;