python
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ struct _PyWeakReference {
 #endif
 };
 
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyWeakref_ClearRef(PyWeakReference *self);
+
 Py_DEPRECATED(3.13) static inline PyObject* PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(PyObject *ref_obj)
 {
     PyWeakReference *ref;

@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ extern Py_ssize_t _PyWeakref_GetWeakrefCount(PyObject *obj);
 // intact.
 extern void _PyWeakref_ClearWeakRefsExceptCallbacks(PyObject *obj);
 
-extern void _PyWeakref_ClearRef(PyWeakReference *self);
-
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyWeakref_IsDead(PyObject *weakref);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2024-05-08-20-13-00.gh-issue-118789.m88uUa.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2024-05-08-20-13-00.gh-issue-118789.m88uUa.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Restore ``_PyWeakref_ClearRef`` that was previously removed in Python 3.13
+alpha 1.
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ struct _PyWeakReference { @@
     #endif
     };
+    PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyWeakref_ClearRef(PyWeakReference *self);
     Py_DEPRECATED(3.13) static inline PyObject* PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(PyObject *ref_obj)
     {
         PyWeakReference *ref;
@@ Expand Down @@
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		@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
		Restore ``_PyWeakref_ClearRef`` that was previously removed in Python 3.13
		alpha 1.