ugly type declaration without typedef

gistfile1.c

#include <stdio.h>

char * const func(int a, int b) {
  static char * const str = "Yeah!";
  printf("%s a: %d, b: %d\n", __func__, a, b);
  return str;
}

char * const (*func_getter(int a))(int, int) {
  printf("%s a: %d\n", __func__, a);
  return &func;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  char * const (*(*ptr_func_getter)(int))(int, int)  = &func_getter;
  char * const (*ptr_func_arr[3])(int, int) = {
    ptr_func_getter(4),
    ptr_func_getter(5),
    ptr_func_getter(6)
  };
  for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
    char * const (*p)(int, int) = ptr_func_arr[i];
    p(3, i);
  }
  
  return 0;
}