As described in #2340, this provides a way to replace an old alias with a redirect. This makes it easier to migrate our URLs over time without making our matching patterns more complicated.
The 301 redirect is sent back to the requester. If a user pastes the aliased URL into the address bar, it'll be replaced in the browser with the new URL, which gently encourages them to migrate.
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