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    sub sortsub {
        $a cmp $b ||
        other_function( $a, $b ) ||
        ...
        }
    
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    sub sortsub {
        string_compare( $a, $b ) ||
        other_function( $a, $b ) ||
        ...
        }
    
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    sub sortsub {
        my @subs = @_;
    ...
            return $result if $result;
            }
        }
    
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    sub make_sort_sub {
        my @subs = @_;
    ...
                }
            };
        }
    
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    my $sort_sub = make_sort_sub( @sub_references );
    
    my @sorted = sort { $sort_sub->() } @stuff;
    
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    #!/usr/bin/perl
    # pre-defined common sort subroutines
    ...
        sort { $sort_sub->() } qw( Fred fred FReD Barney barney Betty BETT
    +Y );
    print "@sorted\n";
    }