[GHC] #15596: When a type application cannot be applied to an identifier due to the absence of an explicit type signature, let the error just say so!

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#15596: When a type application cannot be applied to an identifier due to the
absence of an explicit type signature, let the error just say so!
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        Reporter:  kindaro           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by goldfire):

 This is most certainly a reasonable request. I don't have time right now
 to look into how hard this would be to arrange, though...

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