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GHC hangs with recursive dependency in closed type family

The following code hangs GHC:

{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}

data Foo a = Bar (F a)

type family F a where
  F (Foo a) = Bool
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Version 7.7
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
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