Parser Fix

Fix a parser bug with a failing test first. Bug: $ARGUMENTS

Workflow

1. Find the relevant parser code under crates/perl-parser-core/src/engine/parser/
2. Add failing tests first in the right parser test file
3. Implement the smallest fix that makes the new tests pass
4. Verify the parser crates cleanly
5. Return a concise receipt for the handoff or PR

Root-Cause Search

Start with the file surface most likely to own the construct:

• variables.rs
• statements.rs
• expressions/postfix.rs
• expressions/precedence.rs
• declarations.rs

Understand why the construct fails before editing.

Test-First Rule

Add tests before the fix. Prefer crate-local parser tests that parse a Perl snippet and assert success or the intended AST shape.

Verification

cargo fmt --all
cargo clippy -p perl-parser-core --lib
cargo test -p perl-parser-core
cargo test -p perl-parser

Keep the fix narrow. If the failure turns out to be primarily lexer or corpus work, route it into the right worker instead of silently widening the slice.