rename clear to workspace, which seems apt since it makes a new

workspace, and I find it hard to explain the function without using that word.
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diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ REPL improvements
  * Tab-substitution of LaTeX math symbols (e.g. `\alpha` by `α`) ([#6911]).
  This also works in IJulia and in Emacs ([#6920]).
 
- * `clear` function for obtaining a fresh workspace ([#1195]).
+ * `workspace()` function for obtaining a fresh workspace ([#1195]).
 
 Library improvements
 --------------------

diff --git a/base/exports.jl b/base/exports.jl
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ export
  versioninfo,
  which,
  whos,
- clear,
+ workspace,
 
 # loading source files
  evalfile,

diff --git a/base/interactiveutil.jl b/base/interactiveutil.jl
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ function download(url::String)
  download(url, filename)
 end
 
-function clear()
+function workspace()
  last = Core.Main
  b = last.Base
  ccall(:jl_new_main_module, Any, ())

diff --git a/doc/stdlib/base.rst b/doc/stdlib/base.rst
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Getting Around
  Print information about the version of Julia in use. If the ``verbose`` argument
  is true, detailed system information is shown as well.
 
-.. function:: clear()
+.. function:: workspace()
 
  Replace the top-level module (``Main``) with a new one, providing a clean workspace.
  The previous ``Main`` module is made available as ``LastMain``. A previously-loaded