[GHC] #10886: Remove the magic from `Any`

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#10886: Remove the magic from `Any`
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                Owner:  goldfire
            Type:  task              |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2049
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Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>):

 In [changeset:"24d761531cfc18152598becc0aeb90376fd19198/ghc"
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="24d761531cfc18152598becc0aeb90376fd19198"
 Kill the magic of Any

 This turns `Any` into a standard wired-in type family defined in
 `GHC.Types`, instead its current incarnation as a magical creature
 provided by the `GHC.Prim`.  Also kill `AnyK`.

 See #10886.

 Test Plan: Validate

 Reviewers: simonpj, goldfire, austin, hvr

 Reviewed By: simonpj

 Subscribers: goldfire, thomie

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D2049

 GHC Trac Issues: #10886
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