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What is the noun for clutches?

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clutch
  1. The claw of a predatory animal or bird. [from 13th c.]
  2. (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil. [from 16th c.]
  3. A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]
  4. The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.
  5. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
  6. A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
  7. (US) An important or critical situation.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “His strong fingers held Josef's fine hand in a tight clutch.”
      “One tribe had fought to liberate them from the clutch of a tyrant.”
      “Their cheeks were fair to look upon, and their teeth like a clutch of pearls between lips as red as cherry wine.”
clutch
  1. A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs. [from 18th c.]
  2. A group or bunch (of people or things). [from 20th c.]
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  4. Examples:
    1. “His strong fingers held Josef's fine hand in a tight clutch.”
      “One tribe had fought to liberate them from the clutch of a tyrant.”
      “Their cheeks were fair to look upon, and their teeth like a clutch of pearls between lips as red as cherry wine.”
clutchplate
  1. One of the plates in a clutch (device used in engine etc.).
clutchmate
  1. One born in the same clutch of eggs.
clutcher
clutching
  1. The act of one who clutches.
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clutches
  1. plural of clutch
  2. (plural) Grasp; possession; control.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The end of the school term arrived, and I was finally free from the clutches of evil Physics and Chemistry professors.”
clutchplates
  1. plural of clutchplate
clutchmates
  1. plural of clutchmate
clutchings
clutchers
  1. plural of clutcher
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I asked an astute hockey observer about the player, whom even a casual looker-on like me recognizes as a skilled player, himself dogged by clutchers and grabbers.”
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