Document `do` behavior at top-level

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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
62/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
clojure
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the Clojure documentation for the do special form and review the linked ask.clojure.org discussion for the intended GILARDI scenario. Document that a top-level do evaluates its body as separate top-level forms, and verify that the wording clearly distinguishes this behavior.

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Description

Per https://ask.clojure.org/index.php/14628/consider-documenting-usage-of-do-for-the-gilardi-scenario

Document that do special form at the top-level evaluates its body as separate top-level forms.

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