Can I clean the repl?

If you want to clear the current namespace of all temporary variables and functions you declared you can use this one liner (or make a function of it) :

(map #(ns-unmap *ns* %) (keys (ns-interns *ns*)))

or

(ns myutil)
(defn ns-clean
       "Remove all internal mappings from a given name space or the current one if no parameter given."
   ([] (ns-clean *ns*)) 
   ([ns] (map #(ns-unmap ns %) (keys (ns-interns ns)))))
(ns mytest)

... make loads of junk ...

(myutil/ns-clean)

... great!!! I can now make all new junk ... 

It does not claim to give you a squeaky clean namespace, just one with less of the junk which usually accumulates in a typical repl session.

Use with caution : do not pull the rug from under your feet!

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