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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a clutch of medals adorned the general's chest
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as in batch
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a clutch of people traveling together
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as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
a football quarterback who always comes through in the clutch
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as in power
the right or means to command or control others
a nation no longer living in the clutch of a cruel tyrant
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as in to grip
to have or keep in one's hands
he clutched the eggs carefully so he wouldn't drop them
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