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as in clang
the loud sound made when metal strikes metal the car is making a funny clank, and this can't be good

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“Clank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clank. Accessed 30 Nov. 2022.

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