Nothing to do with try - clojure is trying to compile the whole top-level form. Same thing happens with any top-level form (other than do, which is special).
user> (do (intern *ns* 'foo 23) foo) 23 user> (when true (intern *ns* 'bar 44) bar) ; Evaluation aborted. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en