SQL> desc test
 Name                                      Null?    Type
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 ID                                                 NUMBER
 DESCRIPTION                                        VARCHAR2(20)
 DESC_CLOB                                          CLOBSQL> select * from test;        ID DESCRIPTION          DESC_CLOB
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         1 aaaSQL> update test set desc_clob = description;1 row updated.SQL> select * from test;        ID DESCRIPTION          DESC_CLOB
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         1 aaa                  aaa