[GHC] #15220: ScopedTypeVariables binds a non-existent variable

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#15220: ScopedTypeVariables binds a non-existent variable
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.8.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.5
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Comment (by goldfire):

 The semantics of `TyVarTv` (né `SigTv`) state that a `TyVarTv` unifies
 only with another variable. `Any` is not a variable, and so a `TyVarTv`
 should not unify to it.

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