rewrite needlessly confusing line (#9551)

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Qiskit · Feb 8, 2023 · d4006dd · d4006dd
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diff --git a/qiskit/quantum_info/synthesis/xx_decompose/decomposer.py b/qiskit/quantum_info/synthesis/xx_decompose/decomposer.py
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.basis_fidelity = basis_fidelity
 
         # expose one of the basis gates so others can know what this decomposer targets
-        embodiment_circuit: list | QuantumCircuit = next(iter(self.embodiments.items()), ([], []))[
-            1
-        ]
+        embodiment_circuit = next(iter(self.embodiments.values()), QuantumCircuit())
         for instruction in embodiment_circuit:
             if len(instruction.qubits) == 2:
                 self.gate = instruction.operation