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You misread. Lower level Muay Thai competition has a more limited clinch than higher level Muay Thai, hence we can't define Kickboxing based on a more limited clinch. Maybe time-limited clinches but I'm not sure there either... Point is, it's a slippery slope distingushing Kickboxing from Muay Thai based on the extent of the clinch, since this varies even within Muay Thai.
Low-level Muay Thai is western muay thai. Which is trained with a completely different martial arts/scoring culture that makes the clinch weaker. It's not the same as K-1 rules (which Glory and One use) which has actual codified rules to limit clinching unless Stamp Fairtex does it.