Disallow `type[NoReturn]`

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Reproduce the shown assignment using the linked mypy-play example and confirm the current diagnostic. Locate the type-checking path that accepts type[NoReturn], add coverage for this case, and verify that mypy rejects it without changing valid NoReturn behavior.

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bug priority-2-low topic-pep-484
from typing import NoReturn

# Incompatible types in assignment (expression has type "object", variable has type "Type[NoReturn]")  [assignment]
foo: type[NoReturn] = NoReturn 

https://mypy-play.net/?mypy=latest&python=3.10&gist=ae2c337cc5fdfe2a3022aaae54903012

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