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 The [`(*sync.Map) Clear()`](//sync#Map.Clear) method deletes
-all the entries, resulting in an "empty map".
+all the entries, resulting in an empty map
 ([#61696](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/61696)).
 It is analogous to `clear`.
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