inline constexpr __unique_fn unique{};
 
+  namespace __detail
+  {
+    template<typename _Out, typename _Tp>
+      concept __can_reread_output = input_iterator<_Out>
+       && same_as<_Tp, iter_value_t<_Out>>;
+  }
+
   template<typename _Iter, typename _Out>
     using unique_copy_result = in_out_result<_Iter, _Out>;
 
               projected<_Iter, _Proj>> _Comp = ranges::equal_to>
       requires indirectly_copyable<_Iter, _Out>
        && (forward_iterator<_Iter>
-           || (input_iterator<_Out>
-               && same_as<iter_value_t<_Iter>, iter_value_t<_Out>>)
+           || __detail::__can_reread_output<_Out, iter_value_t<_Iter>>
            || indirectly_copyable_storable<_Iter, _Out>)
       constexpr unique_copy_result<_Iter, _Out>
       operator()(_Iter __first, _Sent __last, _Out __result,
                }
            return {__next, std::move(++__result)};
          }
-       else if constexpr (input_iterator<_Out>
-                          && same_as<iter_value_t<_Iter>, iter_value_t<_Out>>)
+       else if constexpr (__detail::__can_reread_output<_Out, iter_value_t<_Iter>>)
          {
            *__result = *__first;
            while (++__first != __last)
               projected<iterator_t<_Range>, _Proj>> _Comp = ranges::equal_to>
       requires indirectly_copyable<iterator_t<_Range>, _Out>
        && (forward_iterator<iterator_t<_Range>>
-           || (input_iterator<_Out>
-               && same_as<range_value_t<_Range>, iter_value_t<_Out>>)
+           || __detail::__can_reread_output<_Out, range_value_t<_Range>>
            || indirectly_copyable_storable<iterator_t<_Range>, _Out>)
       constexpr unique_copy_result<borrowed_iterator_t<_Range>, _Out>
       operator()(_Range&& __r, _Out __result,