I just stumbled on this bug report-

> I wrote an analysis on the bug last year, but in summary I believe this 
> GNU-specific construct:
> %:
>       dh $@
> is equivalent to
> .DEFAULT:
>       dh $@

While this is technically correct, is there a reason that you do not wish to 
use "%"?
I ran a search [1] and I don't see even a single package in the archive that 
uses .DEFAULT rule.

Hence I am unsure if adding this is resulting in any advantage here.

[1] 
https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=.DEFAULT+path%3Adebian%2Frules&literal=1

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