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A paper clip is primarily made of metal, typically steel, which is held together by metallic bonds. In addition to metallic bonding, there may also be some van der Waals forces at play between the molecules of the metal. If the paper clip has a plastic coating, that coating would involve covalent bonds within the polymer structure. Overall, the main bonding type in a standard paper clip is metallic bonding.

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