Compiler crash when calling another file's `inline def` that uses a private constructor

## Compiler version

3.7.4, 3.8.1-RC1-bin-20251230-c9feee9-NIGHTLY

## Minimized code

File 1:

```Scala
//> using scala 3.nightly
package demo

import scala.annotation.publicInBinary

class Utils {

  final case class TestClass @publicInBinary private () {}

  object TestClass {

    inline def apply(inline clips: List[String]): TestClass = new TestClass()

  }

}
```

In another file:

```scala
package demo

object Demo extends Utils {

  TestClass(???)

}
```



## Output (click arrow to expand)
<details>

```scala
Error: java.lang.AssertionError: assertion failed: private [33mconstructor[0m [32mTestClass[0m in [33mclass[0m [32mTestClass[0m in main.scala accessed from [33mconstructor[0m [32mDemo[0m in [33mobject[0m [32mDemo[0m in /Users/kubukoz/projects/demos/Elsewhere.scala
	at scala.runtime.Scala3RunTime$.assertFailed(Scala3RunTime.scala:10)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.ExpandPrivate.ensurePrivateAccessible(ExpandPrivate.scala:91)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.ExpandPrivate.transformSelect(ExpandPrivate.scala:101)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.ExpandPrivate.transformSelect(ExpandPrivate.scala:100)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.goSelect(MegaPhase.scala:636)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformNamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:245)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:452)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:295)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:337)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.loop$2$$anonfun$1(MegaPhase.scala:474)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.loop$2(MegaPhase.scala:476)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformBlock(MegaPhase.scala:476)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:315)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.loop$2(MegaPhase.scala:471)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformBlock(MegaPhase.scala:476)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:315)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.mapDefDef$1(MegaPhase.scala:265)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformNamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:268)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:452)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformSpecificTree(MegaPhase.scala:461)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:373)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformNamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:272)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:452)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.loop$1(MegaPhase.scala:465)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformStats(MegaPhase.scala:465)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.mapPackage$1(MegaPhase.scala:396)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:399)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnit(MegaPhase.scala:481)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.run(MegaPhase.scala:493)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.core.Phases$Phase.runOn$$anonfun$1(Phases.scala:406)
	at scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:15)
	at scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:10)
	at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:327)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.core.Phases$Phase.runOn(Phases.scala:399)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.runPhases$1$$anonfun$1(Run.scala:380)
	at scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:15)
	at scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:10)
	at scala.collection.ArrayOps$.foreach$extension(ArrayOps.scala:1327)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.runPhases$1(Run.scala:373)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$1$$anonfun$2(Run.scala:420)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$1$$anonfun$adapted$1(Run.scala:420)
	at scala.Function0.apply$mcV$sp(Function0.scala:45)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.showProgress(Run.scala:482)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$1(Run.scala:420)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$adapted$1(Run.scala:432)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.util.Stats$.maybeMonitored(Stats.scala:69)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits(Run.scala:432)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileSources(Run.scala:319)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compile(Run.scala:304)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Driver.doCompile(Driver.scala:38)
	at dotty.tools.xsbt.CompilerBridgeDriver.run(CompilerBridgeDriver.java:141)
	at dotty.tools.xsbt.CompilerBridge.run(CompilerBridge.java:22)
	at sbt.internal.inc.AnalyzingCompiler.compile(AnalyzingCompiler.scala:91)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.compileSources$1(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:148)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.$anonfun$compile$9(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:181)
	at scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.$anonfun$compile$1(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:73)
	at bloop.tracing.NoopTracer$.trace(BraveTracer.scala:53)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.timed$1(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:72)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.$anonfun$compile$8(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:181)
	at scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)
	at monix.eval.internal.TaskRunLoop$.startFull(TaskRunLoop.scala:81)
	at monix.eval.internal.TaskRestartCallback.syncOnSuccess(TaskRestartCallback.scala:101)
	at monix.eval.internal.TaskRestartCallback.onSuccess(TaskRestartCallback.scala:74)
	at monix.eval.internal.TaskExecuteOn$AsyncRegister$$anon$1.run(TaskExecuteOn.scala:71)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask$RunnableExecuteAction.compute(ForkJoinTask.java:1750)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask$RunnableExecuteAction.compute(ForkJoinTask.java:1742)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask$InterruptibleTask.exec(ForkJoinTask.java:1659)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:511)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.topLevelExec(ForkJoinPool.java:1450)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:2019)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:187)

Error: Unexpected error when compiling demos_3473f03f91: java.lang.AssertionError: assertion failed: private [33mconstructor[0m [32mTestClass[0m in [33mclass[0m [32mTestClass[0m in main.scala accessed from [33mconstructor[0m [32mDemo[0m in [33mobject[0m [32mDemo[0m in /Users/kubukoz/projects/demos/Elsewhere.scala
	at scala.runtime.Scala3RunTime$.assertFailed(Scala3RunTime.scala:10)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.ExpandPrivate.ensurePrivateAccessible(ExpandPrivate.scala:91)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.ExpandPrivate.transformSelect(ExpandPrivate.scala:101)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.ExpandPrivate.transformSelect(ExpandPrivate.scala:100)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.goSelect(MegaPhase.scala:636)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformNamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:245)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:452)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:295)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:337)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.loop$2$$anonfun$1(MegaPhase.scala:474)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.loop$2(MegaPhase.scala:476)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformBlock(MegaPhase.scala:476)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:315)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.loop$2(MegaPhase.scala:471)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformBlock(MegaPhase.scala:476)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:315)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.mapDefDef$1(MegaPhase.scala:265)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformNamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:268)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:452)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformSpecificTree(MegaPhase.scala:461)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:373)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformNamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:272)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:452)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.loop$1(MegaPhase.scala:465)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformStats(MegaPhase.scala:465)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.mapPackage$1(MegaPhase.scala:396)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnnamed$1(MegaPhase.scala:399)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformTree(MegaPhase.scala:454)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.transformUnit(MegaPhase.scala:481)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MegaPhase.run(MegaPhase.scala:493)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.core.Phases$Phase.runOn$$anonfun$1(Phases.scala:406)
	at scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:15)
	at scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:10)
	at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:327)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.core.Phases$Phase.runOn(Phases.scala:399)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.runPhases$1$$anonfun$1(Run.scala:380)
	at scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:15)
	at scala.runtime.function.JProcedure1.apply(JProcedure1.java:10)
	at scala.collection.ArrayOps$.foreach$extension(ArrayOps.scala:1327)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.runPhases$1(Run.scala:373)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$1$$anonfun$2(Run.scala:420)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$1$$anonfun$adapted$1(Run.scala:420)
	at scala.Function0.apply$mcV$sp(Function0.scala:45)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.showProgress(Run.scala:482)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$1(Run.scala:420)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits$$anonfun$adapted$1(Run.scala:432)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.util.Stats$.maybeMonitored(Stats.scala:69)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileUnits(Run.scala:432)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compileSources(Run.scala:319)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Run.compile(Run.scala:304)
	at dotty.tools.dotc.Driver.doCompile(Driver.scala:38)
	at dotty.tools.xsbt.CompilerBridgeDriver.run(CompilerBridgeDriver.java:141)
	at dotty.tools.xsbt.CompilerBridge.run(CompilerBridge.java:22)
	at sbt.internal.inc.AnalyzingCompiler.compile(AnalyzingCompiler.scala:91)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.compileSources$1(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:148)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.$anonfun$compile$9(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:181)
	at scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.$anonfun$compile$1(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:73)
	at bloop.tracing.NoopTracer$.trace(BraveTracer.scala:53)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.timed$1(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:72)
	at sbt.internal.inc.bloop.internal.BloopHighLevelCompiler.$anonfun$compile$8(BloopHighLevelCompiler.scala:181)
	at scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)
	at monix.eval.internal.TaskRunLoop$.startFull(TaskRunLoop.scala:81)
	at monix.eval.internal.TaskRestartCallback.syncOnSuccess(TaskRestartCallback.scala:101)
	at monix.eval.internal.TaskRestartCallback.onSuccess(TaskRestartCallback.scala:74)
	at monix.eval.internal.TaskExecuteOn$AsyncRegister$$anon$1.run(TaskExecuteOn.scala:71)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask$RunnableExecuteAction.compute(ForkJoinTask.java:1750)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask$RunnableExecuteAction.compute(ForkJoinTask.java:1742)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask$InterruptibleTask.exec(ForkJoinTask.java:1659)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:511)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.topLevelExec(ForkJoinPool.java:1450)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:2019)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:187)

Compilation failed

```
</details>

This seems similar/related to #16017.

Notably, this doesn't happen if both classes are in the same file.

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