[GHC] #15603: ref6 example from StaticPointers documentation doesn't type check

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#15603: ref6 example from StaticPointers documentation doesn't type check
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        Reporter:  mpickering        |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.4.3
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Comment (by mpickering):

 That works. I'm unsure what the `y` is doing in there as well tbh, it
 doesn't seem to add anything.

 Adding a top-level type signature to this example doesn't fix the problem
 but specifying `(1 :: Int)`
 also fixes it.

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