[GHC] #10709: Using ($) allows sneaky impredicativity on its left

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#10709: Using ($) allows sneaky impredicativity on its left
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                   Owner:  goldfire
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |                 Version:  7.10.1
  checker)                           |
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |               Test Case:
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 From IRC discussion, something weird is happening that is not specific to
 `$`. All these type check:
 {{{
  (replicateM 2 . mask) (\_ -> return ())
  (replicateM 2 . mask) (\x -> undefined x)
  (replicateM 2 . mask) (id (\_ -> undefined))
 }}}
 but these do not:
 {{{
  (replicateM 2 . mask) (const undefined)
  (replicateM 2 . mask) ((\x -> undefined x) :: a -> b)
 }}}

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