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From the wording of the law that seems to have been intentional.
[LAWS]Other restart kicks (drop-outs)
Play is restarted with a 22-metre drop-out when, apart from at a kick-off or restart kick, the ball is played or taken into in-goal by an attacking player and is made dead by an opponent.
Play is restarted with a goal line drop-out when:
- The ball is played or taken into in-goal by an attacking player and is held up by an opponent.
- An attacking kick, other than a kick-off, restart kick following a score, drop goal or penalty attempt, is grounded by the defending team in their own in-goal.
- An attacking player knocks on in the opponents’ in-goal.[/LAWS]
In the new RFU Global Law Trials - Points of clarification
They seem to have changed the wording again.
As above it did say
[LAWS]12.12b- An attacking kick, other than a kick-off, restart kick following a score, drop goal or penalty attempt, is grounded by the defending team in their own in-goal.[/LAWS]
This has now been changed in the RFU document and in the World Rugby document to say
[LAWS]12.12b- An attacking kick, other than a kick-off, restart kick following a score, drop goal, drop-out or penalty attempt, is grounded or made dead in in-goal by the defending team.[/LAWS]