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Memory loss means I somehow start to ad-lib (7)

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amnesia

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'memory loss' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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(Other definitions for amnesia that I've seen before include "Inability to remember" , "Memory-loss" , "Complaint" , "Inability to recall" , "As a mine (anag)" .)

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