Rust error E0214: parenthesized type parameters may only be used with a `Fn` trait

What rustc prints

error[E0214]: parenthesized type parameters may only be used with a `Fn` trait
 --> main.rs:3:8
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3 | let v: Vec(&str) = vec!["foo"];
  |        ^^^^^^^^^ only `Fn` traits may use parentheses
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help: use angle brackets instead
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3 - let v: Vec(&str) = vec!["foo"];
3 + let v: Vec<&str> = vec!["foo"];
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Real output of rustc 1.99.0 compiling the official example below (2021 edition). Your names and line numbers will differ; the first line is the part to match.

let v: Vec(&str) = vec!["foo"];

let v: Vec<&str> = vec!["foo"];

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