diff --git a/applications/test/minMax2/Test-minMax2.C b/applications/test/minMax2/Test-minMax2.C
index 201b0548d6..531235e6f5 100644
--- a/applications/test/minMax2/Test-minMax2.C
+++ b/applications/test/minMax2/Test-minMax2.C
@@ -162,9 +162,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         Info<< "result: " << result << nl;
 
-        someField.clamp(zero_one{});
-
+        someField.clamp_range(zero_one{});
         Info<< "inplace: " << someField << nl;
+
+        scalar val(1.414);
+
+        Info<< "clamp " << val
+            // nope << " : " << clamp(val, zero_one{})
+            // nope << " : " << clamp(val, scalarMinMax(zero_one{}))
+            << " : " << clamp(val, 0, 1)
+            << nl;
     }
 
     Info<< nl << "\nDone\n" << endl;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/FieldFields/FieldField/FieldField.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/FieldFields/FieldField/FieldField.C
index 5566474746..17d07fb2f0 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/FieldFields/FieldField/FieldField.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/FieldFields/FieldField/FieldField.C
@@ -282,39 +282,6 @@ void FieldField<Field, Type>::replace
 }
 
 
-template<template<class> class Field, class Type>
-void FieldField<Field, Type>::clamp
-(
-    const Type& lower,
-    const Type& upper
-)
-{
-    if (lower < upper)
-    {
-        for (auto& ff : *this)
-        {
-            ff.clamp(lower, upper);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-template<template<class> class Field, class Type>
-void FieldField<Field, Type>::clamp
-(
-    const MinMax<Type>& range
-)
-{
-    if (range.min() < range.max())
-    {
-        for (auto& ff : *this)
-        {
-            ff.clamp(range.min(), range.max());
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
 template<template<class> class Field, class Type>
 void FieldField<Field, Type>::clamp_min
 (
@@ -341,6 +308,37 @@ void FieldField<Field, Type>::clamp_max
 }
 
 
+template<template<class> class Field, class Type>
+void FieldField<Field, Type>::clamp_range
+(
+    const Type& lower,
+    const Type& upper
+)
+{
+    // Note: no checks for bad/invalid clamping ranges
+
+    for (auto& ff : *this)
+    {
+        ff.clamp_range(lower, upper);
+    }
+}
+
+
+template<template<class> class Field, class Type>
+void FieldField<Field, Type>::clamp_range
+(
+    const MinMax<Type>& range
+)
+{
+    // Note: no checks for bad/invalid clamping ranges
+
+    for (auto& ff : *this)
+    {
+        ff.clamp_range(range.min(), range.max());
+    }
+}
+
+
 template<template<class> class Field, class Type>
 tmp<FieldField<Field, Type>> FieldField<Field, Type>::T() const
 {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/FieldFields/FieldField/FieldField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/FieldFields/FieldField/FieldField.H
index 11504cbe79..d8dbbcdf0e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/FieldFields/FieldField/FieldField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/FieldFields/FieldField/FieldField.H
@@ -149,20 +149,20 @@ public:
         //- Replace a component field of the field
         void replace(const direction, const cmptType&);
 
-        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  A no-op for an invalid range.
-        void clamp(const Type& lower, const Type& upper);
-
-        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  A no-op for an invalid range.
-        void clamp(const MinMax<Type>& range);
-
         //- Impose lower (floor) clamp on the field values (in-place)
         void clamp_min(const Type& lower);
 
         //- Impose upper (ceiling) clamp on the field values (in-place)
         void clamp_max(const Type& upper);
 
+        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
+        //  Does not check if range is valid or not.
+        void clamp_range(const Type& lower, const Type& upper);
+
+        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
+        //  Does not check if range is valid or not.
+        void clamp_range(const MinMax<Type>& range);
+
         //- Return the field transpose (only defined for second rank tensors)
         tmp<FieldField<Field, Type>> T() const;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
index fad7a81541..64dc2d73a3 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.C
@@ -658,27 +658,6 @@ void Foam::Field<Type>::replace
 }
 
 
-template<class Type>
-void Foam::Field<Type>::clamp(const Type& lower, const Type& upper)
-{
-    // Use free functions min(), max() to impose component-wise clamping
-    if (lower < upper)
-    {
-        // std::for_each
-        for (auto& val : *this)
-        {
-            val = min(max(val, lower), upper);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-template<class Type>
-void Foam::Field<Type>::clamp(const MinMax<Type>& range)
-{
-    clamp(range.min(), range.max());
-}
-
-
 template<class Type>
 void Foam::Field<Type>::clamp_min(const Type& lower)
 {
@@ -702,6 +681,26 @@ void Foam::Field<Type>::clamp_max(const Type& upper)
 }
 
 
+template<class Type>
+void Foam::Field<Type>::clamp_range(const Type& lower, const Type& upper)
+{
+    // Note: no checks for bad/invalid clamping ranges
+
+    // Use free functions min(), max() to impose component-wise clamping
+    // std::for_each
+    for (auto& val : *this)
+    {
+        val = min(max(val, lower), upper);
+    }
+}
+
+template<class Type>
+void Foam::Field<Type>::clamp_range(const MinMax<Type>& range)
+{
+    Field<Type>::clamp_range(range.min(), range.max());
+}
+
+
 template<class Type>
 template<class VSForm>
 VSForm Foam::Field<Type>::block(const label start) const
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H
index f398928d1a..0f5d81237f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/Field.H
@@ -434,20 +434,20 @@ public:
         //- Replace a component field of the field
         void replace(const direction, const cmptType&);
 
-        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  A no-op for an invalid range.
-        void clamp(const Type& lower, const Type& upper);
-
-        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  A no-op for an invalid range.
-        void clamp(const MinMax<Type>& range);
-
         //- Impose lower (floor) clamp on the field values (in-place)
         void clamp_min(const Type& lower);
 
         //- Impose upper (ceiling) clamp on the field values (in-place)
         void clamp_max(const Type& upper);
 
+        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
+        //  Does not check if range is valid or not.
+        void clamp_range(const Type& lower, const Type& upper);
+
+        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
+        //  Does not check if range is valid or not.
+        void clamp_range(const MinMax<Type>& range);
+
         template<class VSForm>
         VSForm block(const label start) const;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/FieldFunctions.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/FieldFunctions.C
index bfcc7860d3..d3576ac210 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/FieldFunctions.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/FieldFunctions.C
@@ -664,28 +664,22 @@ void clamp
     const MinMax<Type>& range
 )
 {
+    // Note: no checks for bad/invalid clamping ranges
+
     if (result.cdata() == f1.cdata())
     {
         // Apply in-place
-        result.clamp(range);
+        result.clamp_range(range);
     }
     else
     {
-        if (range.good())
-        {
-            std::transform
-            (
-                f1.cbegin(),
-                f1.cbegin(result.size()),
-                result.begin(),
-                clampOp<Type>(range)
-            );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // No clamping
-            std::copy(f1.cbegin(), f1.cbegin(result.size()), result.begin());
-        }
+        std::transform
+        (
+            f1.cbegin(),
+            f1.cbegin(result.size()),
+            result.begin(),
+            clampOp<Type>(range)
+        );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
index 0f39b3f116..af2ef82dd9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
@@ -1249,50 +1249,6 @@ void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::replace
 }
 
 
-template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
-void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp
-(
-    const Type& lower,
-    const Type& upper
-)
-{
-    primitiveFieldRef().clamp(lower, upper);
-    boundaryFieldRef().clamp(lower, upper);
-}
-
-
-template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
-void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp
-(
-    const MinMax<Type>& range
-)
-{
-    primitiveFieldRef().clamp(range.min(), range.max());
-    boundaryFieldRef().clamp(range.min(), range.max());
-}
-
-
-template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
-void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp
-(
-    const dimensioned<Type>& lower,
-    const dimensioned<Type>& upper
-)
-{
-    this->clamp(lower.value(), upper.value());
-}
-
-
-template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
-void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp
-(
-    const dimensioned<MinMax<Type>>& range
-)
-{
-    this->clamp(range.value());
-}
-
-
 template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
 void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp_min
 (
@@ -1335,6 +1291,50 @@ void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp_max
 }
 
 
+template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
+void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp_range
+(
+    const Type& lower,
+    const Type& upper
+)
+{
+    primitiveFieldRef().clamp_range(lower, upper);
+    boundaryFieldRef().clamp_range(lower, upper);
+}
+
+
+template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
+void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp_range
+(
+    const MinMax<Type>& range
+)
+{
+    primitiveFieldRef().clamp_range(range.min(), range.max());
+    boundaryFieldRef().clamp_range(range.min(), range.max());
+}
+
+
+template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
+void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp_range
+(
+    const dimensioned<Type>& lower,
+    const dimensioned<Type>& upper
+)
+{
+    this->clamp_range(lower.value(), upper.value());
+}
+
+
+template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
+void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::clamp_range
+(
+    const dimensioned<MinMax<Type>>& range
+)
+{
+    this->clamp_range(range.value());
+}
+
+
 template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
 void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::negate()
 {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H
index cf4a09c683..d7fffa0d23 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H
@@ -629,26 +629,6 @@ public:
             const dimensioned<cmptType>& ds
         );
 
-        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  A no-op for an invalid range.
-        void clamp(const Type& lower, const Type& upper);
-
-        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  A no-op for an invalid range.
-        void clamp(const MinMax<Type>& range);
-
-        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  A no-op for an invalid range. No dimension checking.
-        void clamp
-        (
-            const dimensioned<Type>& lower,
-            const dimensioned<Type>& upper
-        );
-
-        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  A no-op for an invalid range. No dimension checking.
-        void clamp(const dimensioned<MinMax<Type>>& range);
-
         //- Impose lower (floor) clamp on the field values (in-place)
         void clamp_min(const Type& lower);
 
@@ -663,6 +643,26 @@ public:
         //  No dimension checking
         void clamp_max(const dimensioned<Type>& upper);
 
+        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
+        //  Does not check if range is valid or not. No dimension checking.
+        void clamp_range(const dimensioned<MinMax<Type>>& range);
+
+        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
+        //  Does not check if range is valid or not.
+        void clamp_range(const Type& lower, const Type& upper);
+
+        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
+        //  Does not check if range is valid or not.
+        void clamp_range(const MinMax<Type>& range);
+
+        //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
+        //  Does not check if range is valid or not. No dimension checking.
+        void clamp_range
+        (
+            const dimensioned<Type>& lower,
+            const dimensioned<Type>& upper
+        );
+
 
     // Member Operators
 
@@ -715,17 +715,17 @@ public:
     // Housekeeping
 
         //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  \deprecated(2023-01) prefer clamp() naming
+        //  \deprecated(2023-01) prefer clamp_range() naming
         void clip(const dimensioned<MinMax<Type>>& range)
         {
-            this->clamp(range);
+            this->clamp_range(range);
         }
 
         //- Clamp field values (in-place) to the specified range.
-        //  \deprecated(2023-01) prefer clamp() naming
+        //  \deprecated(2023-01) prefer clamp_range() naming
         void clip(const dimensioned<Type>& lo, const dimensioned<Type>& hi)
         {
-            this->clamp(lo.value(), hi.value());
+            this->clamp_range(lo.value(), hi.value());
         }
 
         //- Use minimum of the field and specified value. ie, clamp_max().
@@ -738,12 +738,12 @@ public:
         //  \deprecated(2023-01) prefer clamp_min()
         void max(const dimensioned<Type>& lower) { this->clamp_min(lower); }
 
-        //- Deprecated(2019-01) identical to clamp()
-        //  \deprecated(2019-01) identical to clamp()
-        FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2019-01, "clamp() method")
+        //- Deprecated(2019-01) identical to clamp_range()
+        //  \deprecated(2019-01) identical to clamp_range()
+        FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2019-01, "clamp_range() method")
         void maxMin(const dimensioned<Type>& lo, const dimensioned<Type>& hi)
         {
-            return this->clamp(lo.value(), hi.value());
+            return this->clamp_range(lo.value(), hi.value());
         }
 };