What if localhost is just inserted in the root as the equivalent of localhost. IN A 127.0.0.1 localhost. IN AAAA ::1
Most systems I know special case a plain localhost name in the resolver or cache. The more interesting bits are <blah>.localhost which some of us resolve to other addresses in 127/8.
Putting A and AAAA records in the root is another thing that is technically simple but would require a rule change at IANA, and I don't think it's worth the hassle.
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