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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
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+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -310,8 +310,9 @@ not handled, the exception is temporarily saved. The :keyword:`finally` clause
is executed. If there is a saved exception, it is re-raised at the end of the
:keyword:`finally` clause. If the :keyword:`finally` clause raises another
exception or executes a :keyword:`return` or :keyword:`break` statement, the
-saved exception is lost. The exception information is not available to the
-program during execution of the :keyword:`finally` clause.
+saved exception is set as the context of the new exception. The exception
+information is not available to the program during execution of the
+:keyword:`finally` clause.
.. index::
statement: return