use ModuleName qw(moduleFunction);
@arrayPassedIn = qw(some values here); 
#there are 9 values, to be specific.
$return = moduleFunction(\@arrayPassedIn);
@arrayToPrint = @$return;

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sub moduleFunction{
$input = shift;
@arrayToBeManipulated = @$input;
#manipulations occur here producing a new array with 6 values;
@newArray = qw(6 unique values);
return \@newArray;
}