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@@ -2699,9 +2699,14 @@ entry @var{e} via their @code{crossref} field, include @var{e} in the
@t{.bbl} file, even if it was not explicitly referenced in the @t{.aux}
file. For example, @var{e} might be a conference proceedings as a whole,
with the cross-referencing entries being individual articles published
-in the proceedings. In some circumstances, you may want to avoid these
-automatic inclusions altogether; to do this, make @var{n} a sufficiently
-large number.
+in the proceedings.
+
+If you want to avoid these automatic inclusions altogether, make
+@var{n} a sufficiently large number, and be sure to remove any
+previous @t{.aux} and @t{.bbl} files. Otherwise the option may
+appear to have no effect, since Bib@TeX{} will have added the citation
+for @var{e} to the @t{.aux}, and nothing will remove it.
+
@end table
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