syntax error while parsing a case command within `$(...)'

[Oğuz]

  $ bash -c ': $(case x in x) esac)'
  bash: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)'
  bash: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file

`case x in x) esac' is a complete case command, a syntax error is
unexpected here.


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Oğuz