Rust error E0259: the name `core` is defined multiple times

What rustc prints

error[E0259]: the name `core` is defined multiple times
 --> main.rs:2:1
  |
1 | extern crate core;
  | ------------------ previous import of the extern crate `core` here
2 | extern crate std as core;
  | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `core` reimported here
  |
  = note: `core` must be defined only once in the type namespace of this module
help: you can use `as` to change the binding name of the import
  |
2 | extern crate std as other_core;
  |                     ++++++

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.

extern crate core;
extern crate std as core;

fn main() {}

extern crate core;
extern crate std as other_name;

fn main() {}

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