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Add missing docs on RequestsClient. Closes #4747.

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## `RequestsClient` and working with the database
The `RequestsClient` class is useful if
The `RequestsClient` class is useful if you want to write tests that solely interact with the service interface. This is a little stricter than using the standard Django test client, as it means that all interactions should be via the API.
If you're using `RequestsClient` you'll want to ensure that test setup, and results assertions are performed as regular API calls, rather than interacting with the database models directly. For example, rather than checking that `Customer.objects.count() == 3` you would list the customers endpoint, and ensure that it contains three records.
## Headers & Authentication