diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/ClampRemovalRepairTests.cs b/OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/ClampRemovalRepairTests.cs
index 6f0b6f5..5b31db5 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/ClampRemovalRepairTests.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/ClampRemovalRepairTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using OpenNest.Engine.Jobs;
+using OpenNest.Engine.Jobs.Adapters;
 using OpenNest.Engine.NestingEngines.Rectangles;
 using OpenNest.Engine.Tests.NestingEngines;
 using OpenNest.Geometry;
@@ -144,4 +145,39 @@ public class ClampRemovalRepairTests
         Assert.DoesNotContain(sheet.Stock.ClampZones, z => z.Id == "clamp-1");
         Assert.Contains(sheet.Stock.ClampZones, z => z.Id == "clamp-2");
     }
+    // PM c5984c6e (C10): one lane's failure to place is not proof the part cannot fit. The
+    // fixed-rotation L below fits at the origin with its notch over the clamp (an explicit
+    // witness passes the layout check), but Rectangles packs its 10 x 10 bounding box and
+    // cannot place it; no clamp may be removed for it.
+    [Fact]
+    public void PartThatFitsClampedInSomeLaneNeverRemovesAClamp()
+    {
+        var program = new OpenNest.CNC.Program();
+        program.MoveTo(0, 0);
+        program.LineTo(2, 0);
+        program.LineTo(2, 8);
+        program.LineTo(10, 8);
+        program.LineTo(10, 10);
+        program.LineTo(0, 10);
+        program.LineTo(0, 0);
+        var rail = new ClampRail(1.5, 0.625, new[] { 5.75 }); // clamp-1 spans X [5, 6.5]
+        var size = new Size(10, 10);
+        var stock = new NestPlateStock("sheet", size, null, 0, default, 1, null, rail.ResolveFor(size, 1))
+        { ClampRail = rail };
+        var drawing = new Drawing("notched", program);
+
+        var witnessJob = new NestJob(new[] { DrawingJobMapper.FromItem("p", new NestItem { Drawing = drawing, Quantity = 1 }) },
+            new[] { stock });
+        var witness = new NestJobResult(NestJobStatus.Complete, NestJobStopReason.Completed,
+            new[] { new NestJobPlateResult(0, stock, new[] { new NestJobPlacement("p", 0, 0, 0, 0) }) },
+            Array.Empty<PartFulfillment>(), Array.Empty<StockUsage>());
+        Assert.Empty(NestLayoutCheck.Violations(witnessJob, witness)); // fits with the clamp in place
+
+        var result = NestPipeline.Run(new NestPipelineRequest("Rectangles",
+            new[] { new NestItem { Drawing = drawing, Quantity = 1 } },
+            new[] { stock }));
+
+        Assert.All(result.Job.Plates, s => Assert.DoesNotContain("removed", s.Id));
+        Assert.All(result.Raw.Plates, sheet => Assert.Single(sheet.Stock.ClampZones));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/ClampRemovalRecovery.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/ClampRemovalRecovery.cs
index 252ee61..00da7e7 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/ClampRemovalRecovery.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/ClampRemovalRecovery.cs
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ internal static class ClampRemovalRecovery
 
         token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-        // C10: only a part that fits nowhere with every clamp in place is "blocked".
+        // C10: only a part that fits nowhere with every clamp in place is "blocked". One
+        // lane's failure is not proof: a part any built-in lane can place clamped is not.
+        var lanes = FeasibilityLanes(engine);
         var blocked = remaining
-            .Where(x => !FitsAnywhere(x.Part, availableStock, job.Options, engine, token))
+            .Where(x => !lanes.Any(lane => FitsAnywhere(x.Part, availableStock, job.Options, lane, token)))
             .Select(x => x.Part)
             .ToList();
         if (blocked.Count == 0)
@@ -131,6 +133,23 @@ internal static class ClampRemovalRecovery
         return merged;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Engines whose placement of a lone part proves it fits (C10): the caller's own engine,
+    /// plus the built-in Irregular (NFP, true material) and Rectangles lanes. Default already
+    /// runs both, so it is enough on its own.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static IReadOnlyList<INestingEngine> FeasibilityLanes(INestingEngine engine)
+    {
+        if (engine is NestingEngines.Default.DefaultNestingEngine)
+            return new[] { engine };
+        var lanes = new List<INestingEngine> { engine };
+        if (engine is not NestingEngines.Irregular.IrregularNestingEngine)
+            lanes.Add(new NestingEngines.Irregular.IrregularNestingEngine());
+        if (engine is not NestingEngines.Rectangles.RectanglesNestingEngine)
+            lanes.Add(new NestingEngines.Rectangles.RectanglesNestingEngine());
+        return lanes;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Same stock, quantity reduced by what phase 1 already used (unlimited stays
     /// unlimited); id/zones unchanged. Used for stock phase 2 may still draw from.</summary>
     private static NestPlateStock ResidualCopy(NestPlateStock stock, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, int> usedByStock) =>