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> I really, really like it.  Like a `destructuring-bind' for alists.
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> Should it maybe use `lexical-let'?

Maybe. Do you foresee it behaving unexpectedly in a file with dynamic
scope?

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> I hope it can go into the core so it's available by default.
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On the other hand, making it a package makes it a reliable dependency
available since 24.1