Are you trying to build up a new array of strings with "CHOP_ME_OFF_" removed? First of all, I'm guessing you want to change $value = s/^CHOP_ME_OFF_//g to $value =~ s/^CHOP_ME_OFF_// (using =~ instead of =, and no /g necessary, since it can only match once).

Note: if you do that, then the actual values in @my_array will be modified, since $value is an alias for each one. In that case, you don't need @my_array_2 at all because @my_array will contain the modified values. You might write the code like this:

s/^CHOP_ME_OFF_// for @my_array;
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If you don't want to modify the original array, then localize $_ or use a temporary variable in your map, maybe like this:

@my_array_2 = map {local $_=$_; s/^CHOP_ME_OFF_//; $_} @my_array;
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