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add clef importraw to account page

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Note that there is also a Geth command for creating new accounts that will eventually be deprecated in favour of Clef. The following command will achieve the same as the RPC call suggested above:
An account can also be created by importing a raw private key (hex string) using `clef importraw` as follows:
```sh
geth account new
clef importraw <hexkey>
```
The terminal will respond with the following message, indicating the account has been created successfully:
```terminal
## Info
Key imported:
Address 0x9160DC9105f7De5dC5E7f3d97ef11DA47269BdA6
Keystore file: /home/user/.ethereum/keystore/UTC--2022-10-28T12-03-13.976383602Z--9160dc9105f7de5dc5e7f3d97ef11da47269bda6
The key is now encrypted; losing the password will result in permanently losing
access to the key and all associated funds!
Make sure to backup keystore and passwords in a safe location.
```
### Listing accounts
The accounts in the keystore can be listed to the terminal using a simple CLI command as follows: