+@tcSimplifyStagedExpr@ performs a simplification but does so at a new
+stage. This is used when typechecking annotations and splices.
+
+\begin{code}
+
+tcSimplifyStagedExpr :: ThStage -> TcM a -> TcM (a, TcDictBinds)
+-- Type check an expression that runs at a top level stage as if
+-- it were going to be spliced and then simplify it
+tcSimplifyStagedExpr stage tc_action
+ = setStage stage $ do {
+ -- Typecheck the expression
+ (thing', lie) <- getLIE tc_action
+
+ -- Solve the constraints
+ ; const_binds <- tcSimplifyTop lie
+
+ ; return (thing', const_binds) }
+
+\end{code}
+