Class abstract_term {T} (x : T) := by_abstract_term : T. Hint Extern 0 (@abstract_term ?T ?x) => change T; abstract (exact x) : typeclass_instances. Goal True. let term := constr:(I) in let T := type of term in let x := constr:((_ : abstract_term term) : T) in let x := match constr:(x) with ?y => y end in pose x as v. (* was Error: Variable x should be bound to a term but is bound to a constr. *) exact v. Qed.