Read the following passage from “Raymond’s Run” and answer the question. Or like last week when she won the spelling bee for the millionth time, “A good thing you got ‘receive,’ Squeaky, cause I would have got it wrong. I completely forgot about the spelling bee.” And she’ll clutch the lace on her blouse like it was a narrow escape.
What is the meaning of the word "clutch" as it is used in this passage?

to grasp
to let go of
to smooth out
to remove