module top (
    input logic clk,
    input logic a,
    input logic b,
    input logic sel,
    output logic y,
    output logic sampled_y
);
    assign y = sel ? b : a;
    // Explicit observation register: y remains purely combinational.
    // The register makes this design eligible for logic-netlist-1 simulation.
    always_ff @(posedge clk) sampled_y <= y;
endmodule