Autocomplete Component - Cannot clear Template-driven value

[bernik1980]

I have a simple autocomlete input:

 <input id="..."
        [(ngModel)]="value"
        cAutocomplete
        ...

The value is a simple signal:
value = signal('')

After doing an external search following (inputChange) and reacting on (optionChange) with another http request, I want to clear the current displayed value of the input:

value.set('')

But the value of the last selected option remains displayed.

A cleaner does work, but I want to clear the value programmatically.