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fix: explain E0120 better cover cases when its raised
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Drop was implemented on a trait, which is not allowed: only structs and
enums can implement Drop.
`Drop` was implemented on a trait object or reference, which is not allowed;
only structs, enums, and unions can implement Drop.

Erroneous code example:
Erroneous code examples:

```compile_fail,E0120
trait MyTrait {}
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}
```

A workaround for this problem is to wrap the trait up in a struct, and implement
Drop on that:
```compile_fail,E0120
struct Concrete {}
impl Drop for &'_ mut Concrete {
fn drop(&mut self) {}
}
```

A workaround for traits is to create a wrapper struct with a generic type,
add a trait bound to the type, and implement `Drop` on the wrapper:

```
trait MyTrait {}
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```

Alternatively, wrapping trait objects requires something:
Alternatively, the `Drop` wrapper can contain the trait object:

```
trait MyTrait {}
//or Box<MyTrait>, if you wanted an owned trait object
struct MyWrapper<'a> { foo: &'a MyTrait }
// or Box<dyn MyTrait>, if you wanted an owned trait object
struct MyWrapper<'a> { foo: &'a dyn MyTrait }
impl <'a> Drop for MyWrapper<'a> {
fn drop(&mut self) {}
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