adding a word to the search history

i've added this map to my vimrc (copied from somewhere):

nnoremap * :let @/='\<<C-R>=expand("<cword>")<CR>\>'<CR>:set hls<CR>

it higlights the word under the cursor but doesn't jump to the next match. it's working fine, but i discovered a little problem: it doesn't add the word to the search history, like the original '*' does. is there a way to fix this problem? i've googled a bit but haven't found anything useful...

thanks in advance.

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