[Regression] SyntaxError when calling require() on a JSON file since 4.13.0

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Problem & expected behavior (under 200 words)

Calling tsx.require() on a JSON file from module "tsx/cjs/api" throws a SyntaxError since 4.13.0, and worked in previous version 4.12.1 (v4.12.1...v4.13.0)

Reproduction steps

Tested on node v20.12.2

Outputs the JSON object

npm i tsx@4.12.1
node -e 'console.log(require("tsx/cjs/api").require("./package.json", "."))'

Throws a SyntaxError

npm i tsx@4.13.0
node -e 'console.log(require("tsx/cjs/api").require("./package.json", "."))'

***/package.json:2
  "name": "***",
        ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token ':'
    at internalCompileFunction (node:internal/vm:128:18)
    at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1280:20)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1332:27)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1427:10)
    at Object.transformer [as .js] (***/node_modules/tsx/dist/register-BPRJR7M6.cjs:2:589)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1206:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1022:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1231:19)
    at Object.require (node:internal/modules/helpers:179:18)
    at Function.scopedRequire [as require] (***/node_modules/tsx/dist/register-BPRJR7M6.cjs:2:1770)

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