```
show functions | rename synopsis AS foo | stats bar = count(*) by foo | drop foo
```

```
{
    "error": {
        "root_cause": [
            {
                "type": "null_pointer_exception",
                "reason": "Cannot invoke \"org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Attribute.id()\" because \"sourceAttribute\" is null"
            }
        ],
        "type": "null_pointer_exception",
        "reason": "Cannot invoke \"org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Attribute.id()\" because \"sourceAttribute\" is null"
    },
    "status": 500
}
```

```
[2023-11-14T09:49:51,479][WARN ][r.suppressed             ] [runTask-0] path: /_query, params: {format=txt}, status: 500 java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Attribute.id()" because "sourceAttribute" is null
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.EsPhysicalOperationProviders.ordinalGroupingOperatorFactory(EsPhysicalOperationProviders.java:172)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.AbstractPhysicalOperationProviders.groupingPhysicalOperation(AbstractPhysicalOperationProviders.java:148)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planAggregation(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:234)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:182)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planAggregation(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:233)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:182)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planProject(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:571)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:196)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planLimit(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:610)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:200)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planOutput(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:310)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:224)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:168)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.ComputeService.runCompute(ComputeService.java:260)
```
x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/optimizer/LogicalPlanOptimizer.java
List<NamedExpression> keptAggs = new ArrayList<>(aggs.size());
            for (NamedExpression agg : aggs) {
                var attr = agg.toAttribute();
                if (agg instanceof Alias as && as.child() instanceof AggregateFunction af) {
                    var seen = seenAggs.putIfAbsent(af, attr);
                    if (seen != null) {
                        foundDuplicate = true;
                        projections.add(as.replaceChild(seen));
                    }
                    
                    else {
                        keptAggs.add(agg);
                        projections.add(attr);
                    }
                } else {
                    keptAggs.add(agg);
                    projections.add(attr);
                }
            }
            
            if (foundDuplicate) {
                var source = aggregate.source();
                var newAggregate = new Aggregate(source, aggregate.child(), aggregate.groupings(), keptAggs);
                plan = new Project(source, newAggregate, projections);
            }
            return plan;
        }
    }
}