def METHOD_NAME(self, exclude_args=None, **kwargs):
    """
    Returns the first entry for the this action and the given fields in kwargs, if found.
    The exclude_args dict allows excluding entries with the field names-and-values in exclude_args.
    Raises ItemNotFoundError if more than 1 entry is found.
    There may or may not be greater than one entry, depending on the usage pattern for this Action.
    """
    objects = self.find_all(exclude_args=exclude_args, **kwargs)
    if len(objects) == 0:  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=no-else-raise
        raise CourseActionStateItemNotFoundError(
            "No entry found for action {action} with filter {filter}, excluding {exclude}".format(
                action=self.ACTION,
                filter=kwargs,
                exclude=exclude_args,
            ))
    else:
        return objects[0]