[GHC] #14296: Add `Lift Exp` instance to `Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax`

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#14296: Add `Lift Exp` instance to `Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax`
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        Reporter:  heisenbug         |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  8.2.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Poor/confusing    |  Unknown/Multiple
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      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #14030            |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by RyanGlScott):

 However, it should be noted that a derived `Lift` instance for `Exp` would
 not produce the code above. The problem with that instance is that if `x
 :: Exp`, then `$(lift x)` would not necessarily equal `x` (or even be of
 type `Exp`!), which is a rule you'd generally expect to hold. (I realize
 this law isn't started anywhere in the Haddocks at the moment, but it
 probably should be.)

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