* That clutter is often quite easy to eliminate

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That clutter is often quite easy to eliminate
This program has:

        my $provider_name;
        my $provider;
        my $internal_file;
        my $file_type;
        my $raw_layout;
        my $incoming_layout;
        my $valid_layout;

        # ... 24 lines omitted

        ($provider_name, $provider, $internal_file, 
         $file_type, $raw_layout, 
         $incoming_layout, $valid_layout) = @{$prv->{$provider_id}}{@flds};

Why not trim this?

        my ($provider_name, $provider, $internal_file, 
         $file_type, $raw_layout, 
         $incoming_layout, $valid_layout) = @{$prv->{$provider_id}}{@flds};