[GHC] #10168: generalize filterM, mapAndUnzipM, zipWithM, zipWithM_, replicateM, replicateM_

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#10168: generalize filterM, mapAndUnzipM, zipWithM, zipWithM_, replicateM,
replicateM_
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        Reporter:  strake888         |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  7.10.1-rc1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1324
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Comment (by ekmett):

 @strake888:

 The notion I think dfeuer was trying to get at there was that `replicateM`
 can do 'peasant multiplication' like `(^)` does to get away with O(log n)
 distinct calls to `(<*>)`.

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