Custodians putting clutch again in vehicles (10)

I believe the answer is:

caretakers

'custodians' is the definition.
(caretaker is a kind of custodian)

'clutch again in vehicles' is the wordplay.
'clutch again' becomes 'retake'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'vehicles' becomes 'cars' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'retake' placed inside 'cars' is 'CARETAKERS'.

'putting' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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