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clutch

 
/klʌtʃ/ n [C usually sing] (VEHICLE PART)

Definition

a device in a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot in order to change gears (= set of wheels that control power)
(Definition of clutch n (VEHICLE PART) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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