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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def clear(self):
 """Clears state so it can be used for generating entirely new instructions."""

        if not self._clear:
            self.lib._jit_clear_state(self.state)
            self._clear = True