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Does the generalised directional derivative satisfy a version of the chain rule?

Is there a chain rule of any kind for the generalised directional derivative (of the Clarke type)? There is certainly a chain rule for the generalised gradient.

The generalised directional derivative is: $$f^\circ(x;v)=\limsup_{y \to x, t \downarrow 0} \frac{f(x+tv) - f(x)}{t}$$

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