Proof that it works the same for scalars in hashes as with scalars in packages: 

$mod::d_area = "(default)";
*d_area = \$mod::d_area;             # Create alias in *main::

{
   local $d_area = "one";            # Replace scalar
   say $mod::d_area;                 # (default)
   $mod::d_area = "two";
   say $d_area;                      # one
}

say $d_area;                         # two

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my %mod = ( d_area => "(default)" );
my %main;
\$main{ d_area } = \$mod{ d_area };  # Create alias in %main

{
   local $main{ d_area } = "one";    # Replace scalar
   say $mod{ d_area };               # (default)
   $mod{ d_area } = "two";
   say $main{ d_area };              # one
}

say $main{ d_area };                 # two

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In reply to Re^3: 'local' for imported variables doesn't work as expected [4 updates] by ikegami
in thread 'local' for imported variables doesn't work as expected by muthm

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