Can ${var} parameter expansion expressions be nested in bash?

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Bash supports indirect expansion:

$ FOO_BAR="foobar"
$ foo=FOO
$ foobar=${foo}_BAR
$ echo ${foobar}
FOO_BAR
$ echo ${!foobar}
foobar

This should support the nesting you are looking for.

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