[GHC] #11011: Add type-indexed type representations (`TypeRep a`)

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#11011: Add type-indexed type representations (`TypeRep a`)
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        Reporter:  bjmprice          |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 I quite like `Type.Reflection`.  But it's not unthinkable to have a module
 name clash between packages, particularly if they are not widely used.

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