[GHC] #7102: Type family instance overlap accepted in ghci

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#7102: Type family instance overlap accepted in ghci
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        Reporter:  exbb2             |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |                 Version:  7.4.1
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  GHC accepts       |  Unknown/Multiple
  invalid program                    |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Revisions:
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Comment (by oerjan):

 I suspect the purging in (2) can already be achieved by just redeclaring
 the type family, after which new instances would refer to the new entity.

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