[GHC] #15321: Typed holes in Template Haskell splices produce bewildering error messages

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#15321: Typed holes in Template Haskell splices produce bewildering error messages
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.8.1
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  8.4.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  TypedHoles
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Poor/confusing    |  Unknown/Multiple
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      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by Tritlo):

 I've pushed an intermittent fix in https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4909.
 It is a bit more comprehensive (discarding ANY candidate that causes an
 error, not just errors in `tcLookup`), but uses the same approach as
 suggested in comment:4.

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