diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
index 5fc8745e3a2..5de26c1a665 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
@@ -917,16 +917,17 @@ protected function get_comment_ids() {
 
 		$where = implode( ' AND ', $this->sql_clauses['where'] );
 
-		$pieces = array( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'orderby', 'limits', 'groupby' );
+		$clauses = compact( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'orderby', 'limits', 'groupby' );
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters the comment query clauses.
 		 *
 		 * @since 3.1.0
 		 *
-		 * @param string[]         $pieces An associative array of comment query clauses.
-		 * @param WP_Comment_Query $query  Current instance of WP_Comment_Query (passed by reference).
+		 * @param string[]         $clauses An associative array of comment query clauses.
+		 * @param WP_Comment_Query $query   Current instance of WP_Comment_Query (passed by reference).
 		 */
-		$clauses = apply_filters_ref_array( 'comments_clauses', array( compact( $pieces ), &$this ) );
+		$clauses = apply_filters_ref_array( 'comments_clauses', array( $clauses, &$this ) );
 
 		$fields  = isset( $clauses['fields'] ) ? $clauses['fields'] : '';
 		$join    = isset( $clauses['join'] ) ? $clauses['join'] : '';
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-network-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-network-query.php
index 41a3fe458d2..cd8a029b14e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-network-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-network-query.php
@@ -438,17 +438,17 @@ protected function get_network_ids() {
 
 		$groupby = '';
 
-		$pieces = array( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'orderby', 'limits', 'groupby' );
+		$clauses = compact( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'orderby', 'limits', 'groupby' );
 
 		/**
 		 * Filters the network query clauses.
 		 *
 		 * @since 4.6.0
 		 *
-		 * @param string[]         $pieces An associative array of network query clauses.
-		 * @param WP_Network_Query $query  Current instance of WP_Network_Query (passed by reference).
+		 * @param string[]         $clauses An associative array of network query clauses.
+		 * @param WP_Network_Query $query   Current instance of WP_Network_Query (passed by reference).
 		 */
-		$clauses = apply_filters_ref_array( 'networks_clauses', array( compact( $pieces ), &$this ) );
+		$clauses = apply_filters_ref_array( 'networks_clauses', array( $clauses, &$this ) );
 
 		$fields  = isset( $clauses['fields'] ) ? $clauses['fields'] : '';
 		$join    = isset( $clauses['join'] ) ? $clauses['join'] : '';
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
index a2562519c4b..7c534925479 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ public function get_posts() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$pieces = array( 'where', 'groupby', 'join', 'orderby', 'distinct', 'fields', 'limits' );
+		$clauses = compact( 'where', 'groupby', 'join', 'orderby', 'distinct', 'fields', 'limits' );
 
 		/*
 		 * Apply post-paging filters on where and join. Only plugins that
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ public function get_posts() {
 			 * }
 			 * @param WP_Query $query   The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
-			$clauses = (array) apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_clauses', array( compact( $pieces ), &$this ) );
+			$clauses = (array) apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_clauses', array( $clauses, &$this ) );
 
 			$where    = isset( $clauses['where'] ) ? $clauses['where'] : '';
 			$groupby  = isset( $clauses['groupby'] ) ? $clauses['groupby'] : '';
@@ -2964,7 +2964,7 @@ public function get_posts() {
 			 *
 			 * @since 3.1.0
 			 *
-			 * @param string[] $pieces {
+			 * @param string[] $clauses {
 			 *     Associative array of the clauses for the query.
 			 *
 			 *     @type string $where    The WHERE clause of the query.
@@ -2977,7 +2977,7 @@ public function get_posts() {
 			 * }
 			 * @param WP_Query $query  The WP_Query instance (passed by reference).
 			 */
-			$clauses = (array) apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_clauses_request', array( compact( $pieces ), &$this ) );
+			$clauses = (array) apply_filters_ref_array( 'posts_clauses_request', array( $clauses, &$this ) );
 
 			$where    = isset( $clauses['where'] ) ? $clauses['where'] : '';
 			$groupby  = isset( $clauses['groupby'] ) ? $clauses['groupby'] : '';
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
index 24225665d45..b1759068230 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-site-query.php
@@ -641,17 +641,17 @@ protected function get_site_ids() {
 
 		$where = implode( ' AND ', $this->sql_clauses['where'] );
 
-		$pieces = array( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'orderby', 'limits', 'groupby' );
+		$clauses = compact( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'orderby', 'limits', 'groupby' );
 
 		/**
 		 * Filters the site query clauses.
 		 *
 		 * @since 4.6.0
 		 *
-		 * @param string[]      $pieces An associative array of site query clauses.
-		 * @param WP_Site_Query $query  Current instance of WP_Site_Query (passed by reference).
+		 * @param string[]      $clauses An associative array of site query clauses.
+		 * @param WP_Site_Query $query   Current instance of WP_Site_Query (passed by reference).
 		 */
-		$clauses = apply_filters_ref_array( 'sites_clauses', array( compact( $pieces ), &$this ) );
+		$clauses = apply_filters_ref_array( 'sites_clauses', array( $clauses, &$this ) );
 
 		$fields  = isset( $clauses['fields'] ) ? $clauses['fields'] : '';
 		$join    = isset( $clauses['join'] ) ? $clauses['join'] : '';
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
index 2a52fcd602e..816f80ef7b1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
@@ -692,18 +692,18 @@ public function get_terms() {
 
 		$where = implode( ' AND ', $this->sql_clauses['where'] );
 
-		$pieces = compact( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'distinct', 'orderby', 'order', 'limits' );
+		$clauses = compact( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'distinct', 'orderby', 'order', 'limits' );
 
 		/**
 		 * Filters the terms query SQL clauses.
 		 *
 		 * @since 3.1.0
 		 *
-		 * @param string[] $pieces     Array of query SQL clauses.
+		 * @param string[] $clauses    Array of query SQL clauses.
 		 * @param string[] $taxonomies An array of taxonomy names.
 		 * @param array    $args       An array of term query arguments.
 		 */
-		$clauses = apply_filters( 'terms_clauses', $pieces, $taxonomies, $args );
+		$clauses = apply_filters( 'terms_clauses', $clauses, $taxonomies, $args );
 
 		$fields   = isset( $clauses['fields'] ) ? $clauses['fields'] : '';
 		$join     = isset( $clauses['join'] ) ? $clauses['join'] : '';
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index fe8c60b5a6a..d51ef7dc3fe 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.0-alpha-52973';
+$wp_version = '6.0-alpha-52974';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.