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[pairs.general] Don't encourage use of `make_pair` since we have CTAD

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See https://wg21.link/pairs.general#1.sentence-2: "[...] The library also provides a matching function template to simplify their construction [...]"

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Start with the sentence cited in the issue at wg21.link/pairs.general#1.sentence-2 and read the surrounding standard wording. Determine how it currently encourages make_pair despite C++ template argument deduction, then update the wording so that implication is removed and validate the resulting draft text.

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