# $p->items is a reference to an array
# therefore @{$p->items} is an array.

foreach (@{$p->items}) {
  # Now $_ is a reference to a hash.
  # You can get to the whole hash like this

  my @keys = keys %{$_};

  # or access individual elements like this

  my $value = $_->{$keys[0]};
}
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