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@@ -12365,3 +12365,68 @@ The inline path is unreachable for the surface forms emitted by
 the parser today (forall only appears at fn-signature top level),
 so the gap is dormant. If a future feature carries a forall in
 inline position with constraints, this is the place to extend.
+
+## 2026-05-10 — Iteration 22-tidy.7: strict-clause helper consolidation
+
+Closing the queued observation from 22-tidy.5: the
+duplicate-clause check pattern had grown to 17 inline blocks
+(10 from 22b.4a + 8 from 22-tidy.5; the JOURNAL entry's "18 sites"
+was an off-by-one) of identical 12-line shape across
+`parse_data`, `parse_fn`, `parse_const`, `parse_class`,
+`parse_class_method`, `parse_instance`, `parse_instance_method`.
+17 × 12 LOC of textual duplication is past the tipping point;
+this iter consolidates them.
+
+Introduced one private method
+`Parser::duplicate_clause_err(&self, production: &'static str,
+subject: &str, clause: &'static str) -> ParseError` that captures
+the `pos` lookup, formats the canonical
+`"<subject> has duplicate `(<clause> ...)` clause"` message, and
+returns the `ParseError::Production` shape. All 17 inline blocks
+reduced to one-line calls; net -99 LOC on `parse.rs` (31 ins,
+130 del).
+
+Three subject shapes are unified under the one helper by passing
+the formatted subject as a parameter:
+
+- `&format!("<production> \`{name}\`")` for the 13 named productions
+  (data ×1, fn ×4, const ×3, class ×3, class method ×2)
+- literal `"instance"` for the 3 nameless instance forms
+- `&format!("instance method \`{name}\`")` for the 1 instance method form
+
+The `production` tag stays separate (it's the diagnostic code,
+not the human-readable text). All produced messages are
+byte-identical to pre-refactor messages — the 8 duplicate-clause
+unit tests from 22-tidy.5 (4 fn + 3 const + 1 data) continue
+passing against verbatim assertion strings.
+
+Tasks (commit subjects):
+
+- 22-tidy.7: extract duplicate_clause_err helper, retire 17 inline blocks
+
+Acceptance: `cargo test --workspace` 0 FAILED; bench gates 0/0/0;
+net LOC reduction confirmed (-99 LOC). Quality reviewer noted the
+call-site lines now exceed ~120 cols at some sites, but the repo
+has no enforced column limit and rustfmt accepts the shape.
+
+Observation (out-of-scope, queued): the 9 22b.4a-era duplicate-
+clause sites (class ×3 + class method ×2 + instance ×3 +
+instance method ×1) have no dedicated unit tests — they were
+shipped without a regression pin. The 22-tidy.5 tests cover
+fn/const/data only. Backfilling tests for the 22b.4a-era sites is
+defensible but beyond the carried-debt scope; queue under
+"parser-test backfill" if and when a 22b.4a-era diagnostic ever
+needs to change.
+
+Carried-debt status (after this iter):
+
+- ✅ Primitive-name-set consolidation (22-tidy.4).
+- ✅ Strict duplicate-clause detection in fn/const/data (22-tidy.5).
+- ✅ Form-B (prose) printer arms for ClassDef / InstanceDef
+  (22-tidy.6).
+- ✅ Strict-clause helper consolidation (this iter).
+- ✅ Lib.rs gap-related sites — audit confirmed defensive.
+
+Milestone-22 carried debt + the queued tipping-point observation
+are now both closed. Next milestone targets remain orchestrator's
+call.