8333824: Unused ClassValue in VarHandles

[satyenme]

Backporting JDK-8333824: Unused ClassValue in VarHandles. Removes completely unused code. Likely a leftover. Ran GHA Sanity Checks and local Tier 1 and Tier 2 tests. Patch is almost clean: it does not remove an import used in JDK <=21.

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Issue

• JDK-8333824: Unused ClassValue in VarHandles (Bug - P5)

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• Paul Hohensee (@phohensee - Reviewer)

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