Pointed by moshe in http://drupal.org/node/361683#comment-1232337 :
"field_filter_xss(): if this is really needed, it should be in filter.inc because non field modules have similar needs."

Quite honestly, I don't exactly remember why this was kept separate in CCK. I'd need to ask pwolanin, who wrote that CCK patch.

Side note: I addressed most of moshe's other remarks there in my work setup, will feed patches separately.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Doing a little triage on the core issue queue, was this ever decided?

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yched commented
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

Yes, that was back when the Field API D7 code was taking shape. I think we can close this now.