encoding/json: detect cyclic maps and slices

Now reports an error if cyclic maps and slices are to be encoded
instead of an infinite recursion. This case wasn't handled in CL 187920.

Fixes #40745.

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GitHub-Pull-Request: golang/go#40756
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/248358
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