Clip-on
[klip-on, -awn] /ˈklɪpˌɒn, -ˌɔn/
adjective
1.
designed to be clipped on easily, especially by a self-attached clip:
a clip-on bow tie.
noun
2.
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
adj.
1909, from clip (v.2) + on.
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