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"claw at" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to emphasize physical effort to grasp, tug, or scratch something. For example, "She was clawing at the door in a desperate attempt to escape."
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"We could claw at the window and go through their trash while they ate," Cindy, the sarcastic leader said, laughing.
They claw at each other.
The hungry ones taste test and claw at it.
Some claw at faith; others cling to it.
Occasional bursts of orange and green claw at my retinas.
Indeed, the report's findings claw at the heart of Mr Kagame's moral authority.
One hand smoothed over my dress, while the other rose to claw at his pale throat.
Seven naked figures claw at and reach out towards this cloth.
By Peter Schjeldahl In "Thérèse Dreaming," Balthus's licentiousness and genius claw at each other.
Now, they seem doomed to claw at each other into the far future.
Depression is indiscriminate, relentless and can claw at every vestibule of the mind.
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