diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-collections-maps/src/main/java/com/baeldung/map/MapClear.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-collections-maps/src/main/java/com/baeldung/map/MapClear.java
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+package com.baeldung.map;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class MapClear {
+    public static Map returnCopyAndClearMap() {
+        // Create a HashMap
+        Map<String, Integer> scores = new HashMap<>();
+        Map<String, Integer> scores_copy;
+
+        // Add some key-value pairs
+        scores.put("Alice", 90);
+        scores.put("Bob", 85);
+        scores.put("Charlie", 95);
+
+        scores_copy = scores;
+
+        System.out.println("Before clearing: " + scores);
+
+        // Clear the map
+        scores.clear();
+
+        System.out.println("After clearing: " + scores);
+        return scores_copy;
+    }
+
+    public static Map returnCopyAndRewriteMap() {
+        // Create a HashMap
+        Map<String, Integer> scores = new HashMap<>();
+        Map<String, Integer> scores_copy;
+
+        // Add some key-value pairs
+        scores.put("Alice", 90);
+        scores.put("Bob", 85);
+        scores.put("Charlie", 95);
+
+        scores_copy = scores;
+
+        System.out.println("Before clearing: " + scores);
+
+        // Create a new map
+        scores = new HashMap<>();
+
+        System.out.println("After clearing: " + scores);
+
+        return scores_copy;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-collections-maps/src/test/java/com/baeldung/map/MapClearUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-collections-maps/src/test/java/com/baeldung/map/MapClearUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.map;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+public class MapClearUnitTest {
+    @Test
+    public void givenMap_returnEntryAndClearContent() {
+        Map entry = MapClear.returnCopyAndClearMap();
+        assertTrue(entry.isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test public void givenMap_returnEntryAndRewriteContent() {
+        Map entry = MapClear.returnCopyAndRewriteMap();
+        assertTrue(!entry.isEmpty());
+    }
+}
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