Possible Clues:

• Alternative to “stock” as a name for the undealt part of the pack in card games
• Shoulder of a bolt
• A large weight’s secured pile of cards
• Short story being broadcast — it could be gripping!
• In fact, a long claw
• Peregrine’s piercer
• Falcon's grasper
• Kestrel claw
• Gripping part of hobby
• Eagle's clutch