Clutched (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">clutched</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(grabbing is a kind of clutching)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for grabbed that I've seen before include "Seized hold of" , "Roughly seized" , "Snatched" .)
(Other definitions for grasped that I've seen before include "Took hold of or got the meaning" , "Got the picture" , "Held firmly or got the meaning" , "Understood" .)