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, <EOS>