[GHC] #13511: ApplicativeDo return case doesn't handle lets (was: ApplicativeDo incorrectly requiring Monad)

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#13511: ApplicativeDo return case doesn't handle lets
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        Reporter:  mnislaih          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  ApplicativeDo
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * milestone:   => 8.4.1


Comment:

 Perhaps the users guide language could be improved. Currently the `return`
 case is a rather narrow, purely syntactic rewrite which does not handle
 `let`s.

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