diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index bd3ddad5b1d..f21f0c0eb57 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1242,7 +1242,8 @@ The main entry points are `cl-defgeneric' and `cl-defmethod'.  See the
 node "Generic Functions" in the Emacs Lisp manual for more details.
 
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-** scss-mode (a minor variant of css-mode)
+** scss-mode (a minor variant of css-mode) is a major mode for editing
+SCSS (Sassy CSS) files.
 
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 ** let-alist is a new macro (and a package) that allows one to easily