So as soon as I posted that, I thought surely there should be some kind of critic policy, and before checking first type, Perl::Critic::Policy::Warnings::SubroutineRedefinedUndefinedDefined

After checking I find three relevant ones
Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::RequireInitializationForLocalVars - Use my instead of local, except when you have to.
Perl::Critic::Policy::Variables::ProhibitLocalVars - Write local $foo = $bar; instead of just local $foo;

So my new candidate is
Perl::Critic::Policy::Subroutines::ProhibitSeperatedRedefinition - prohibit that which gets by warnings  sub foo { ... } local *foo; *foo = sub { };

Should be fairly trivial to write since Perl::Critic::Policy is xpaths

This train of thought firmly establishes in my mind that this situation isn't warnings territory

In reply to Re^5: UPDATED, mostly solved: separation of define + assignment different from combination? ( Perl::Critic::Policy::Subroutines::ProhibitSeperatedRedefinition) by Anonymous Monk
in thread UPDATED, mostly solved: separation of define + assignment different from combination? by perl-diddler

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