def METHOD_NAME(self, clipped):
    """
    :returns: a text string describing alignment details
    """
    ngs_str_err = NGS_RawString()
    try:
        ngs_str_ret = NGS_String()
        try:
            res = NGS.lib_manager.PY_NGS_AlignmentGetShortCigar(self.ref, clipped, byref(ngs_str_ret.ref), byref(ngs_str_err.ref))
            return ngs_str_ret.getPyString()
        finally:
            ngs_str_ret.close()
    finally:
        ngs_str_err.close()