My dad, the claw hair clip inventor' - BBC News
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BBC journalist Anne-Marie Dias Borges tells how her foster father invented the iconic claw hair clip.
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My dad, the claw hair clip inventor' - BBC News
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University of Derby student's hair claw clip warning after car crash
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The History Behind the Trend: claw clips reclaim their popularity
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Inventions - BBC News
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My dad, the claw hair clip inventor' - BBC News
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French inventor Christian Potut on designing the iconic claw clip
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Where did the claw clip originate from?
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My dad, the claw hair clip inventor' - BBC News
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French inventor Christian Potut on designing the iconic claw clip
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Taking an invention from idea to the marketplace
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French inventor Christian Potut on designing the iconic claw clip