diff --git a/examples/trio/lockacquire_not_unmasked.py b/examples/trio/lockacquire_not_unmasked.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f979a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/trio/lockacquire_not_unmasked.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+from contextlib import (
+    asynccontextmanager as acm,
+)
+from functools import partial
+
+import tractor
+import trio
+
+
+log = tractor.log.get_logger(
+    name=__name__
+)
+
+_lock: trio.Lock|None = None
+
+
+@acm
+async def acquire_singleton_lock(
+) -> None:
+    global _lock
+    if _lock is None:
+        log.info('Allocating LOCK')
+        _lock = trio.Lock()
+
+    log.info('TRYING TO LOCK ACQUIRE')
+    async with _lock:
+        log.info('ACQUIRED')
+        yield _lock
+
+    log.info('RELEASED')
+
+
+
+async def hold_lock_forever(
+    task_status=trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
+):
+    async with (
+        tractor.trionics.maybe_raise_from_masking_exc(),
+        acquire_singleton_lock() as lock,
+    ):
+        task_status.started(lock)
+        await trio.sleep_forever()
+
+
+async def main(
+    ignore_special_cases: bool,
+    loglevel: str = 'info',
+    debug_mode: bool = True,
+):
+    async with (
+        trio.open_nursery() as tn,
+
+        # tractor.trionics.maybe_raise_from_masking_exc()
+        # ^^^ XXX NOTE, interestingly putting the unmasker
+        # here does not exhibit the same behaviour ??
+    ):
+        if not ignore_special_cases:
+            from tractor.trionics import _taskc
+            _taskc._mask_cases.clear()
+
+        _lock = await tn.start(
+            hold_lock_forever,
+        )
+        with trio.move_on_after(0.2):
+            await tn.start(
+                hold_lock_forever,
+            )
+
+        tn.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+
+# XXX, manual test as script
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    tractor.log.get_console_log(level='info')
+    for case in [True, False]:
+        log.info(
+            f'\n'
+            f'------ RUNNING SCRIPT TRIAL ------\n'
+            f'ignore_special_cases: {case!r}\n'
+        )
+        trio.run(partial(
+            main,
+            ignore_special_cases=case,
+            loglevel='info',
+        ))
diff --git a/examples/trio/send_chan_aclose_masks_beg.py b/examples/trio/send_chan_aclose_masks_beg.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f895b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/trio/send_chan_aclose_masks_beg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+from contextlib import (
+    contextmanager as cm,
+    # TODO, any diff in async case(s)??
+    # asynccontextmanager as acm,
+)
+from functools import partial
+
+import tractor
+import trio
+
+
+log = tractor.log.get_logger(
+    name=__name__
+)
+
+
+@cm
+def teardown_on_exc(
+    raise_from_handler: bool = False,
+):
+    '''
+    You could also have a teardown handler which catches any exc and
+    does some required teardown. In this case the problem is
+    compounded UNLESS you ensure the handler's scope is OUTSIDE the
+    `ux.aclose()`.. that is in the caller's enclosing scope.
+
+    '''
+    try:
+        yield
+    except BaseException as _berr:
+        berr = _berr
+        log.exception(
+            f'Handling termination teardown in child due to,\n'
+            f'{berr!r}\n'
+        )
+        if raise_from_handler:
+            # XXX teardown ops XXX
+            # on termination these steps say need to be run to
+            # ensure wider system consistency (like the state of
+            # remote connections/services).
+            #
+            # HOWEVER, any bug in this teardown code is also
+            # masked by the `tx.aclose()`!
+            # this is also true if `_tn.cancel_scope` is
+            # `.cancel_called` by the parent in a graceful
+            # request case..
+
+            # simulate a bug in teardown handler.
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                'woopsie teardown bug!'
+            )
+
+        raise  # no teardown bug.
+
+
+async def finite_stream_to_rent(
+    tx: trio.abc.SendChannel,
+    child_errors_mid_stream: bool,
+    raise_unmasked: bool,
+
+    task_status: trio.TaskStatus[
+        trio.CancelScope,
+    ] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+):
+    async with (
+        # XXX without this unmasker the mid-streaming RTE is never
+        # reported since it is masked by the `tx.aclose()`
+        # call which in turn raises `Cancelled`!
+        #
+        # NOTE, this is WITHOUT doing any exception handling
+        # inside the child  task!
+        #
+        # TODO, uncomment next LoC to see the supprsessed beg[RTE]!
+        tractor.trionics.maybe_raise_from_masking_exc(
+            raise_unmasked=raise_unmasked,
+        ),
+
+        tx as tx,  # .aclose() is the guilty masker chkpt!
+
+        # XXX, this ONLY matters in the
+        # `child_errors_mid_stream=False` case oddly!?
+        # THAT IS, if no tn is opened in that case then the
+        # test will not fail; it raises the RTE correctly?
+        #
+        # -> so it seems this new scope somehow affects the form of
+        #    eventual in the parent EG?
+        tractor.trionics.maybe_open_nursery(
+            nursery=(
+                None
+                if not child_errors_mid_stream
+                else True
+            ),
+        ) as _tn,
+    ):
+        # pass our scope back to parent for supervision\
+        # control.
+        cs: trio.CancelScope|None = (
+            None
+            if _tn is True
+            else _tn.cancel_scope
+        )
+        task_status.started(cs)
+
+        with teardown_on_exc(
+            raise_from_handler=not child_errors_mid_stream,
+        ):
+            for i in range(100):
+                log.debug(
+                    f'Child tx {i!r}\n'
+                )
+                if (
+                    child_errors_mid_stream
+                    and
+                    i == 66
+                ):
+                    # oh wait but WOOPS there's a bug
+                    # in that teardown code!?
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        'woopsie, a mid-streaming bug!?'
+                    )
+
+                await tx.send(i)
+
+
+async def main(
+    # TODO! toggle this for the 2 cases!
+    # 1. child errors mid-stream while parent is also requesting
+    #   (graceful) cancel of that child streamer.
+    #
+    # 2. child contains a teardown handler which contains a
+    #   bug and raises.
+    #
+    child_errors_mid_stream: bool,
+
+    raise_unmasked: bool = False,
+    loglevel: str = 'info',
+):
+    tractor.log.get_console_log(level=loglevel)
+
+    # the `.aclose()` being checkpoints on these
+    # is the source of the problem..
+    tx, rx = trio.open_memory_channel(1)
+
+    async with (
+        tractor.trionics.collapse_eg(),
+        trio.open_nursery() as tn,
+        rx as rx,
+    ):
+        _child_cs = await tn.start(
+            partial(
+                finite_stream_to_rent,
+                child_errors_mid_stream=child_errors_mid_stream,
+                raise_unmasked=raise_unmasked,
+                tx=tx,
+            )
+        )
+        async for msg in rx:
+            log.debug(
+                f'Rent rx {msg!r}\n'
+            )
+
+            # simulate some external cancellation
+            # request **JUST BEFORE** the child errors.
+            if msg == 65:
+                log.cancel(
+                    f'Cancelling parent on,\n'
+                    f'msg={msg}\n'
+                    f'\n'
+                    f'Simulates OOB cancel request!\n'
+                )
+                tn.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+
+# XXX, manual test as script
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    tractor.log.get_console_log(level='info')
+    for case in [True, False]:
+        log.info(
+            f'\n'
+            f'------ RUNNING SCRIPT TRIAL ------\n'
+            f'child_errors_midstream: {case!r}\n'
+        )
+        try:
+            trio.run(partial(
+                main,
+                child_errors_mid_stream=case,
+                # raise_unmasked=True,
+                loglevel='info',
+            ))
+        except Exception as _exc:
+            exc = _exc
+            log.exception(
+                'Should have raised an RTE or Cancelled?\n'
+            )
+            breakpoint()
diff --git a/tests/test_docs_examples.py b/tests/test_docs_examples.py
index 6250e0aa..b4cf85eb 100644
--- a/tests/test_docs_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_docs_examples.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def run_example_in_subproc(
             and 'integration' not in p[0]
             and 'advanced_faults' not in p[0]
             and 'multihost' not in p[0]
+            and 'trio' not in p[0]
         )
     ],
     ids=lambda t: t[1],
diff --git a/tests/test_trioisms.py b/tests/test_trioisms.py
index ca1e6d55..516d30e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_trioisms.py
+++ b/tests/test_trioisms.py
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ want to see changed.
 from contextlib import (
     asynccontextmanager as acm,
 )
+from types import ModuleType
+
+from functools import partial
 
 import pytest
+from _pytest import pathlib
 from tractor.trionics import collapse_eg
 import trio
 from trio import TaskStatus
+from tractor._testing import (
+    examples_dir,
+)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -106,8 +113,9 @@ def test_acm_embedded_nursery_propagates_enter_err(
     debug_mode: bool,
 ):
     '''
-    Demo how a masking `trio.Cancelled` could be handled by unmasking from the
-    `.__context__` field when a user (by accident) re-raises from a `finally:`.
+    Demo how a masking `trio.Cancelled` could be handled by unmasking
+    from the `.__context__` field when a user (by accident) re-raises
+    from a `finally:`.
 
     '''
     import tractor
@@ -117,11 +125,9 @@ def test_acm_embedded_nursery_propagates_enter_err(
         async with (
             trio.open_nursery() as tn,
             tractor.trionics.maybe_raise_from_masking_exc(
-                tn=tn,
                 unmask_from=(
-                    trio.Cancelled
-                    if unmask_from_canc
-                    else None
+                    (trio.Cancelled,) if unmask_from_canc
+                    else ()
                 ),
             )
         ):
@@ -136,8 +142,7 @@ def test_acm_embedded_nursery_propagates_enter_err(
         with tractor.devx.maybe_open_crash_handler(
             pdb=debug_mode,
         ) as bxerr:
-            if bxerr:
-                assert not bxerr.value
+            assert not bxerr.value
 
             async with (
                 wraps_tn_that_always_cancels() as tn,
@@ -145,11 +150,12 @@ def test_acm_embedded_nursery_propagates_enter_err(
                 assert not tn.cancel_scope.cancel_called
                 assert 0
 
-        assert (
-            (err := bxerr.value)
-            and
-            type(err) is AssertionError
-        )
+        if debug_mode:
+            assert (
+                (err := bxerr.value)
+                and
+                type(err) is AssertionError
+            )
 
     with pytest.raises(ExceptionGroup) as excinfo:
         trio.run(_main)
@@ -160,13 +166,13 @@ def test_acm_embedded_nursery_propagates_enter_err(
     assert len(assert_eg.exceptions) == 1
 
 
-
 def test_gatherctxs_with_memchan_breaks_multicancelled(
     debug_mode: bool,
 ):
     '''
-    Demo how a using an `async with sndchan` inside a `.trionics.gather_contexts()` task
-    will break a strict-eg-tn's multi-cancelled absorption..
+    Demo how a using an `async with sndchan` inside
+    a `.trionics.gather_contexts()` task will break a strict-eg-tn's
+    multi-cancelled absorption..
 
     '''
     from tractor import (
@@ -192,7 +198,6 @@ def test_gatherctxs_with_memchan_breaks_multicancelled(
                 f'Closed {task!r}\n'
             )
 
-
     async def main():
         async with (
             # XXX should ensure ONLY the KBI
@@ -213,3 +218,85 @@ def test_gatherctxs_with_memchan_breaks_multicancelled(
 
     with pytest.raises(KeyboardInterrupt):
         trio.run(main)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'raise_unmasked', [
+        True,
+        pytest.param(
+            False,
+            marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+                reason="see examples/trio/send_chan_aclose_masks.py"
+            )
+        ),
+    ]
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'child_errors_mid_stream',
+    [True, False],
+)
+def test_unmask_aclose_as_checkpoint_on_aexit(
+    raise_unmasked: bool,
+    child_errors_mid_stream: bool,
+    debug_mode: bool,
+):
+    '''
+    Verify that our unmasker util works over the common case where
+    a mem-chan's `.aclose()` is included in an `@acm` stack
+    and it being currently a checkpoint, can `trio.Cancelled`-mask an embedded
+    exception from user code resulting in a silent failure which
+    appears like graceful cancellation.
+
+    This test suite is mostly implemented as an example script so it
+    could more easily be shared with `trio`-core peeps as `tractor`-less
+    minimum reproducing example.
+
+    '''
+    mod: ModuleType = pathlib.import_path(
+        examples_dir()
+        / 'trio'
+        / 'send_chan_aclose_masks_beg.py',
+        root=examples_dir(),
+        consider_namespace_packages=False,
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        trio.run(partial(
+            mod.main,
+            raise_unmasked=raise_unmasked,
+            child_errors_mid_stream=child_errors_mid_stream,
+        ))
+
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'ignore_special_cases', [
+        True,
+        pytest.param(
+            False,
+            marks=pytest.mark.xfail(
+                reason="see examples/trio/lockacquire_not_umasked.py"
+            )
+        ),
+    ]
+)
+def test_cancelled_lockacquire_in_ipctx_not_unmasked(
+    ignore_special_cases: bool,
+    loglevel: str,
+    debug_mode: bool,
+):
+    mod: ModuleType = pathlib.import_path(
+        examples_dir()
+        / 'trio'
+        / 'lockacquire_not_unmasked.py',
+        root=examples_dir(),
+        consider_namespace_packages=False,
+    )
+    async def _main():
+        with trio.fail_after(2):
+            await mod.main(
+                ignore_special_cases=ignore_special_cases,
+                loglevel=loglevel,
+                debug_mode=debug_mode,
+            )
+
+    trio.run(_main)
diff --git a/tractor/_rpc.py b/tractor/_rpc.py
index 573aa77b..68ce56ea 100644
--- a/tractor/_rpc.py
+++ b/tractor/_rpc.py
@@ -654,8 +654,7 @@ async def _invoke(
                 # scope ensures unasking of the `await coro` below
                 # *should* never be interfered with!!
                 maybe_raise_from_masking_exc(
-                    tn=tn,
-                    unmask_from=Cancelled,
+                    unmask_from=(Cancelled,),
                 ) as _mbme,  # maybe boxed masked exc
             ):
                 ctx._scope_nursery = tn
diff --git a/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py b/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
index 3acfbeda..57897c4e 100644
--- a/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
+++ b/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ from typing import (
     AsyncIterator,
     Callable,
     Hashable,
-    Optional,
     Sequence,
     TypeVar,
     TYPE_CHECKING,
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ class _Cache:
     a kept-alive-while-in-use async resource.
 
     '''
-    service_tn: Optional[trio.Nursery] = None
+    service_tn: trio.Nursery|None = None
     locks: dict[Hashable, trio.Lock] = {}
     users: int = 0
     values: dict[Any,  Any] = {}
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ class _Cache:
         tuple[trio.Nursery, trio.Event]
     ] = {}
     # nurseries: dict[int, trio.Nursery] = {}
-    no_more_users: Optional[trio.Event] = None
+    no_more_users: trio.Event|None = None
 
     @classmethod
     async def run_ctx(
@@ -223,16 +222,18 @@ class _Cache:
         task_status: trio.TaskStatus[T] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
 
     ) -> None:
-        async with mng as value:
-            _, no_more_users = cls.resources[ctx_key]
-            cls.values[ctx_key] = value
-            task_status.started(value)
-            try:
-                await no_more_users.wait()
-            finally:
-                # discard nursery ref so it won't be re-used (an error)?
-                value = cls.values.pop(ctx_key)
-                cls.resources.pop(ctx_key)
+        try:
+            async with mng as value:
+                _, no_more_users = cls.resources[ctx_key]
+                try:
+                    cls.values[ctx_key] = value
+                    task_status.started(value)
+                    await no_more_users.wait()
+                finally:
+                    value = cls.values.pop(ctx_key)
+        finally:
+            # discard nursery ref so it won't be re-used (an error)?
+            cls.resources.pop(ctx_key)
 
 
 @acm
diff --git a/tractor/trionics/_taskc.py b/tractor/trionics/_taskc.py
index 8809524b..0298912d 100644
--- a/tractor/trionics/_taskc.py
+++ b/tractor/trionics/_taskc.py
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from contextlib import (
     asynccontextmanager as acm,
 )
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+import inspect
+from types import (
+    TracebackType,
+)
+from typing import (
+    Type,
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+)
 
 import trio
 from tractor.log import get_logger
@@ -60,12 +67,71 @@ def find_masked_excs(
     return None
 
 
+_mask_cases: dict[
+    Type[Exception],  # masked exc type
+    dict[
+        int,  # inner-frame index into `inspect.getinnerframes()`
+        # `FrameInfo.function/filename: str`s to match
+        dict[str, str],
+    ],
+] = {
+    trio.WouldBlock: {
+        # `trio.Lock.acquire()` has a checkpoint inside the
+        # `WouldBlock`-no_wait path's handler..
+        -5: {  # "5th frame up" from checkpoint
+            'filename': 'trio/_sync.py',
+            'function': 'acquire',
+            # 'lineno': 605,  # matters?
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+
+def is_expected_masking_case(
+    cases: dict,
+    exc_ctx: Exception,
+    exc_match: BaseException,
+
+) -> bool|inspect.FrameInfo:
+    '''
+    Determine whether the provided masked exception is from a known
+    bug/special/unintentional-`trio`-impl case which we do not wish
+    to unmask.
+
+    Return any guilty `inspect.FrameInfo` ow `False`.
+
+    '''
+    exc_tb: TracebackType = exc_match.__traceback__
+    if cases := _mask_cases.get(type(exc_ctx)):
+        inner: list[inspect.FrameInfo] = inspect.getinnerframes(exc_tb)
+
+        # from tractor.devx.debug import mk_pdb
+        # mk_pdb().set_trace()
+        for iframe, matchon in cases.items():
+            try:
+                masker_frame: inspect.FrameInfo = inner[iframe]
+            except IndexError:
+                continue
+
+            for field, in_field in matchon.items():
+                val = getattr(
+                    masker_frame,
+                    field,
+                )
+                if in_field not in val:
+                    break
+            else:
+                return masker_frame
+
+    return False
+
+
+
 # XXX, relevant discussion @ `trio`-core,
 # https://github.com/python-trio/trio/issues/455
 #
 @acm
 async def maybe_raise_from_masking_exc(
-    tn: trio.Nursery|None = None,
     unmask_from: (
         BaseException|
         tuple[BaseException]
@@ -74,18 +140,30 @@ async def maybe_raise_from_masking_exc(
     raise_unmasked: bool = True,
     extra_note: str = (
         'This can occurr when,\n'
-        ' - a `trio.Nursery` scope embeds a `finally:`-block '
-        'which executes a checkpoint!'
+        '\n'
+        ' - a `trio.Nursery/CancelScope` embeds a `finally/except:`-block '
+        'which execs an un-shielded checkpoint!'
         #
         # ^TODO? other cases?
     ),
 
-    always_warn_on: tuple[BaseException] = (
+    always_warn_on: tuple[Type[BaseException]] = (
         trio.Cancelled,
     ),
+
+    # don't ever unmask or warn on any masking pair,
+    # {<masked-excT-key> -> <masking-excT-value>}
+    never_warn_on: dict[
+        Type[BaseException],
+        Type[BaseException],
+    ] = {
+        KeyboardInterrupt: trio.Cancelled,
+        trio.Cancelled: trio.Cancelled,
+    },
     # ^XXX, special case(s) where we warn-log bc likely
     # there will be no operational diff since the exc
     # is always expected to be consumed.
+
 ) -> BoxedMaybeException:
     '''
     Maybe un-mask and re-raise exception(s) suppressed by a known
@@ -104,81 +182,112 @@ async def maybe_raise_from_masking_exc(
         individual sub-excs but maintain the eg-parent's form right?
 
     '''
+    if not isinstance(unmask_from, tuple):
+        raise ValueError(
+            f'Invalid unmask_from = {unmask_from!r}\n'
+            f'Must be a `tuple[Type[BaseException]]`.\n'
+        )
+
     from tractor.devx.debug import (
         BoxedMaybeException,
-        pause,
     )
     boxed_maybe_exc = BoxedMaybeException(
         raise_on_exit=raise_unmasked,
     )
     matching: list[BaseException]|None = None
-    maybe_eg: ExceptionGroup|None
-
-    if tn:
-        try:  # handle egs
-            yield boxed_maybe_exc
-            return
-        except* unmask_from as _maybe_eg:
-            maybe_eg = _maybe_eg
+    try:
+        yield boxed_maybe_exc
+        return
+    except BaseException as _bexc:
+        bexc = _bexc
+        if isinstance(bexc, BaseExceptionGroup):
             matches: ExceptionGroup
-            matches, _ = maybe_eg.split(
-                unmask_from
-            )
-            if not matches:
-                raise
+            matches, _ = bexc.split(unmask_from)
+            if matches:
+                matching = matches.exceptions
 
-            matching: list[BaseException] = matches.exceptions
-    else:
-        try:  # handle non-egs
-            yield boxed_maybe_exc
-            return
-        except unmask_from as _maybe_exc:
-            maybe_exc = _maybe_exc
-            matching: list[BaseException] = [
-                maybe_exc
-            ]
-
-        # XXX, only unmask-ed for debuggin!
-        # TODO, remove eventually..
-        except BaseException as _berr:
-            berr = _berr
-            await pause(shield=True)
-            raise berr
+        elif (
+            unmask_from
+            and
+            type(bexc) in unmask_from
+        ):
+            matching = [bexc]
 
     if matching is None:
         raise
 
     masked: list[tuple[BaseException, BaseException]] = []
     for exc_match in matching:
-
         if exc_ctx := find_masked_excs(
             maybe_masker=exc_match,
-            unmask_from={unmask_from},
+            unmask_from=set(unmask_from),
         ):
-            masked.append((exc_ctx, exc_match))
+            masked.append((
+                exc_ctx,
+                exc_match,
+            ))
             boxed_maybe_exc.value = exc_match
             note: str = (
                 f'\n'
-                f'^^WARNING^^ the above {exc_ctx!r} was masked by a {unmask_from!r}\n'
+                f'^^WARNING^^\n'
+                f'the above {type(exc_ctx)!r} was masked by a {type(exc_match)!r}\n'
             )
             if extra_note:
                 note += (
                     f'\n'
                     f'{extra_note}\n'
                 )
-            exc_ctx.add_note(note)
 
-            if type(exc_match) in always_warn_on:
+            do_warn: bool = (
+                never_warn_on.get(
+                    type(exc_ctx)  # masking type
+                )
+                is not
+                type(exc_match)  # masked type
+            )
+
+            if do_warn:
+                exc_ctx.add_note(note)
+
+            if (
+                do_warn
+                and
+                type(exc_match) in always_warn_on
+            ):
                 log.warning(note)
 
-            # await tractor.pause(shield=True)
-            if raise_unmasked:
-
+            if (
+                do_warn
+                and
+                raise_unmasked
+            ):
                 if len(masked) < 2:
+                    # don't unmask already known "special" cases..
+                    if (
+                        _mask_cases
+                        and
+                        (cases := _mask_cases.get(type(exc_ctx)))
+                        and
+                        (masker_frame := is_expected_masking_case(
+                            cases,
+                            exc_ctx,
+                            exc_match,
+                        ))
+                    ):
+                        log.warning(
+                            f'Ignoring already-known, non-ideal-but-valid '
+                            f'masker code @\n'
+                            f'{masker_frame}\n'
+                            f'\n'
+                            f'NOT raising {exc_ctx} from masker {exc_match!r}\n'
+                        )
+                        raise exc_match
+
                     raise exc_ctx from exc_match
-                else:
-                    # ?TODO, see above but, possibly unmasking sub-exc
-                    # entries if there are > 1
-                    await pause(shield=True)
+
+                # ??TODO, see above but, possibly unmasking sub-exc
+                # entries if there are > 1
+                # else:
+                #     await pause(shield=True)
     else:
         raise