Montrose boss Paul Hegarty was glad to see the back of a disappointing few days after his much-changed side lost at Broadwood.
The Gable Endies were without eight injured players and Hegarty gave debuts to Hearts defender Jahmal Howlett-Mundle and Dundee midfielder Jesse Curran, who had been signed on short-term loans on Friday.
The hosts led 2-0 at the break after goals from David Marsh and Michael Bolochoweckyj but a Gary Fraser strike gave Hegarty’s side a route back into the game.
Hopes of a full recovery were dashed, though, when Scott McLaughlin hit a third for Clyde.
Hegarty said: “It has been a pretty horrendous week.
“Going out of the Scottish Cup to Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale on Tuesday night was very unpleasant and it was made worse by three players picking up injuries that will see them ruled out for weeks.
“We started off brightly in this game. However individual mistakes cost us goals in the first half.”
The game could have turned out differently had Fraser converted a great opportunity midway through the first half when the game was goalless but his half-hit effort was cleared off the line.
Clyde took the lead on 26 minutes when Scott Linton launched a long throw into the Montrose box and David Marsh nipped ahead of Ross Salmon to touch the ball home after Mark McLaughlin had flicked on.
The home side doubled the lead 10 minutes later when Bolochoweckyj headed home a corner.
Hegarty’s half-time chat produced a reaction on 54 minutes when Fraser curled home a fine goal after being released on the left by Graham Webster, who came close to grabbing an equaliser just 60 seconds later.
Clyde saw the game out with ease when Scott McLaughlin shot home after Salmon had done well to block a Scott Ferguson effort with 19 minutes to go.