Possible Bug in BASH

[Matthew Strax-Haber]

I think I may have found a bug in BASH 3.2.17(1)-release on a mac.
Below is a simple demonstration of the unexpected behavior:

SHELL 1:
mattsh$ alias c=clear
mattsh$ c () { echo foo; }
mattsh$ clear
foo

SHELL 2:
mattsh$ alias c=clear
mattsh$ function c () { echo foo; }
mattsh$ clear
[blanks screen]

The documentation for 'function' states:
function: function NAME { COMMANDS ; } or NAME () { COMMANDS ; }
    Create a simple command invoked by NAME which runs COMMANDS.
    Arguments on the command line along with NAME are passed to the
    function as $0 .. $n.

According to this, "function NAME { COMMANDS ; }" and "NAME ()  
{ COMMANDS ; }" should be equivalent.
If a change is made to either the documentation or code, I would  
appreciate a mention, although this is not required. Regardless,  
please let me know either way.
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~Matthew Strax-Haber
Co-op, NASA, Langley Research Center
Undergrad, Northeastern University