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> From: sebyte <sdt@sebyte.me>
> Date: Fri, 21 May 2021 10:55:12 +0000
> 
>  C-g
> 
> and you see:
> 
>  Quit
> 
> in the echo area.
> 
> The 'Quit' will then stay there until you press any key.
> 
> How is this clearing of the echo area achieved?

Emacs deliberately clears the echo area after commands.  If you want
to clear the echo area from a Lisp program, call 'message' with an
argument that is either nil or an empty string.