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(function() { var x; x = 5; return ++x; }).call(this);

This won't loop but just return 6.

do is intended to be like do in Arc or Clojure or progn in Common Lisp. It is not supposed to be a loop. Does this clarify or have I misunderstood your comment?

Ah, O.K. Mea culpa! :)

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