Clamping element suitable to clamp to a portion of an element, the clamping element having - a housing with a receiving space, the housing having an opening that connects the outside of the housing with the receiving space, - a clip arranged inside the housing, the clip having a first leg and a second leg arranged opposite each other, a bridge connecting the first leg and the second leg, the receiving space at least partially being arranged between the first leg and the second leg, characterized in that a force needs to be applied to move the first leg away from the second leg and in a pre-assembly state of the clip, which describes the position that the elements of the clip have prior to the portion of the element that is to be clamped having been introduced into the receiving space, - the first leg with regard to its relative position relative to the second leg is held in a first position by being connected to a first part of the housing, the connection of the first leg with the first part of the housing being provided by a holding protrusion of the first leg being arranged behind a holding ledge of the first part of the housing, the contact between the holding protrusion of the first leg and the holding ledge being lost, if the first leg is moved in a sliding manner within the housing and/or the first leg being connected to the first part of housing by a breakable connection that can be broken by applying a shearing force to it, - the second leg being connected to a second part of the housing, the connection of the second leg with the second part of the housing being provided by a holding protrusion of the second leg being arranged behind a holding ledge of the second part of the housing and/or the second leg being connected to the second part of the housing by a breakable connection that can be broken by applying a shearing force to it, whereby in the first position of the first leg, the first leg is spaced apart from second leg to such an extent that the clip is in a tensioned state creating a restoring force onto the first leg that is directed to moving the first leg towards a second position of the first leg that is closer towards the second leg than the first position. - a housing with a receiving space, the housing having an opening that connects the outside of the housing with the receiving space, - a clip arranged inside the housing, the clip having a first leg and a second leg arranged opposite each other, a bridge connecting the first leg and the second leg, the receiving space at least partially being arranged between the first leg and the second leg, - the first leg with regard to its relative position relative to the second leg is held in a first position by being connected to a first part of the housing, the connection of the first leg with the first part of the housing being provided by a holding protrusion of the first leg being arranged behind a holding ledge of the first part of the housing, the contact between the holding protrusion of the first leg and the holding ledge being lost, if the first leg is moved in a sliding manner within the housing and/or the first leg being connected to the first part of housing by a breakable connection that can be broken by applying a shearing force to it, - the second leg being connected to a second part of the housing, the connection of the second leg with the second part of the housing being provided by a holding protrusion of the second leg being arranged behind a holding ledge of the second part of the housing and/or the second leg being connected to the second part of the housing by a breakable connection that can be broken by applying a shearing force to it,