Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:
clutch [klʌtʃ] n (grip) хва́тка; (AUT) сцепле́ние
vt сжима́ть (сжать*perf)
vi
to clutch at цепля́ться (impf) за +acc
he has me in his clutches я у него́ в рука́х
* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.