How can I convert a symbolic reference to a real reference without saying no strict "refs"?

E.g. to get a reference to the @ISA array for $class: 

  my $isa = $class . "::ISA";   # Sym ref "Foo::ISA"
  no strict "refs";
  $isa = \ @$isa;               # Real ref \ @Foo::ISA

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but turning off strict refs violates perlcritic's Perl::Critic::Policy::TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict policy, which makes me wonder if there's a "right" way to do it.

The clever way is: 

  $isa = *$isa{ARRAY};

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but that still requires no strict "refs".

I know I could mark up the dodgy code so perlcritic would ignore it but I don't want dodgy code.

In reply to Symbolic reference with strict "refs" by denishowe

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