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Ill-kinded instance head involving -XTypeInType can invoke GHC panic

This code:

{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances, TypeInType #-}
module FvProvFallsIntoAHole where

import Data.Kind

newtype UhOh (k :: * -> *) (a :: k *) = UhOh (k *)
instance Functor k => Functor (UhOh k) where

produces this GHC panic:

$ /opt/ghc/head/bin/ghc FvProvFallsIntoAHole.hs
[1 of 1] Compiling FvProvFallsIntoAHole ( FvProvFallsIntoAHole.hs, FvProvFallsIntoAHole.o )
ghc: panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
  (GHC version 8.1.20160108 for x86_64-unknown-linux):
        fvProv falls into a hole {aq6}

Please report this as a GHC bug:  http://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
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Version 8.1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler (Type checker)
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