Issue #7494: fix a crash in _lsprof (cProfile) after clearing the profiler,
reset also the pointer to the current pointer context.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index cfdd364..fb45e5a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
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+- Issue #7494: fix a crash in _lsprof (cProfile) after clearing the profiler,
+  reset also the pointer to the current pointer context.
+
 - Issue #7232: Add support for the context manager protocol to the TarFile
   class.