Matilda's mate? Crikey! Right into the devil's clutches (2,6)

I believe the answer is:

my friend

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'crikey right into the devil's clutches' is the definition.
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'matilda's mate?' is the wordplay.
'matilda's' becomes 'my' (where the crossword setter is 'Matilda').
'mate?' becomes 'friend' (mate can mean a friend).
'my'+'friend'='MY FRIEND'

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