diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 5bb84e15a85..a9c0d2e307e 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ command line's password prompt.
 
 ** Eshell
 
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 *** The new built-in command `clear' can scroll window contents out of sight.
 If provided with an optional non-nil argument, the scrollback contents will be cleared.