Clipping path issue - CS6

Hi
This is probably a simple fix but is driving me crazy!
I have started a clipping path and since saving the image and opening it now, if I start adding to the path and then select the path and inverse the image - I lose the the part of the image that I have just added the path to - see image.
Any ideas what I have done?
Thanks

Select the Paths and check the Path Operations.

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Source: http://www.espressographics.com/text/fileformats.html
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