The dash lines in the FIGURE depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines depict the boundaries of the claim and form no part thereof.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a clip, as shown and described.

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D08/394

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D846978-S	S1	30 Apr 2019	30 Nov 2016	granted	Clip
US	US-D893994-S	S1	25 Aug 2020	27 Feb 2019	granted	Clip
USthis patent	US-D973478-S	S1	27 Dec 2022	24 Jul 2020	granted	Clip

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-174999-S	S	21 Oct 2020	29 May 2017	granted	Clip for a grid ceiling system
CA	CA-182033-S	S	21 Oct 2020	29 May 2017	granted	Clip for a grid ceiling system

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