If you want try to select CLOB column via database link then you get error ORA-22992
select * from <TABLE_NAME>@<DATABASE LINK>; ORA-22992: cannot use LOB locators selected from remote tables 22992. 00000 - "cannot use LOB locators selected from remote tables" *Cause: A remote LOB column cannot be referenced. *Action: Remove references to LOBs in remote tables.
This article shows how to avoid this error
