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Etymology in Webster's New World Dictionary (ed. D.B. Guralnik; 1959; pbk.; 632 pp.):
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Two senses: noun meaning "An important or critical situation"; and adjective: "Tending to be good in difficult situations." Ƿidsiþ08:49, 1 October 2012 (UTC)Reply
The idiom is "in the clutch" for a critical situation, as in "he's really good in the clutch". The adjective sense is basically an abbreviation of that, used attributively (though it may have become independent of that in actual usage). What I've heard most is "clutch player". I suspect that "clutch team", etc. are expanded from that by analogy. Chuck Entz (talk) 12:47, 1 October 2012 (UTC)Reply
I'm American and I've never heard it in my life either. The first two cites are clearly from sports, the third's context isn't clear. Is it ever used outside sports? —Angr22:06, 1 October 2012 (UTC)Reply
Sometimes in business, even politics. ("Will Romney be good in the clutch or will he choke?") But it's used in many performance situations. ("She couldn't hit the high notes reliably in rehearsal, but she came through in the clutch.") DCDuringTALK22:23, 1 October 2012 (UTC)Reply
I didn't find any, but I didn't try too hard. I was trying to establish that the word and the expression are not limited to sports. 23:33, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
