grep /\Q$choice\E/, @REPORT && do {
    last READ_LOOP;
};

##</code><code>##

grep /\Q$choice\E/, (
   @REPORT && do { last READ_LOOP; }
);

##</code><code>##

>perl -MO=Deparse,-p -e"grep /\Q$choice\E/, @REPORT && do { last READ_LOOP; };"
grep(/\Q$choice\E/, (@REPORT && do {
    last READ_LOOP
}));
-e syntax OK

##</code><code>##

grep(/\Q$choice\E/, @REPORT)    # OK
   && last READ_LOOP;

##</code><code>##

grep /\Q$choice\E/, @REPORT     # OK
   and last READ_LOOP;

##</code><code>##

grep(/\Q$choice\E/, @REPORT)    # OK
   and last READ_LOOP;