This appears to have been fixed. Now when you try this you get told:
mdadm: device /dev/loop0 exists but is not an md array.
** Changed in: mdadm (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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Title:
mdadm --create with typo overwrites device file
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