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`--document-private-items` does not document private reexports

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Description

Code

#[doc(hidden)]
pub(crate) struct __ABC;

/// foo bar
#[doc(inline)]
pub(crate) use __ABC as ABC;

Reproduction Steps

cargo doc --document-private-items --open

Expected Outcome

Private reexports should be documented (following reexport doc inline rules) when the --document-private-items option is enabled.

Version

rustdoc 1.98.0-nightly (ce9954c0c 2026-06-26)

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