I think you have windings in the clutch shorting to each other. When this happens, the resistance goes down and the current goes up. Interesting thing is as windings in the clutch short to each other, the current increases, but the magnetic holding power stays the same, so the clutch continues to function just fine until it blows the fuse.
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