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The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of galaxies currently in their first infall into the Milky Way, and the effects of their close interaction are evident in their structure, star formation, and gas budget. The star cluster population in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) can provide insight into the disturbed structures, as their full 6D phase-space vector, age, and metallicity reveal the chemical and dynamical evolution history of these galaxies. The VISCACHA photometric data, Gaia proper motions, and VISCACHA spectroscopic follow-up have been used to derive distances, ages, and metallicities, but only a limited number of star clusters have been observed spectroscopically so far. The LVM/SDSS-V survey will provide integrated spectra of star clusters in the LMC and SMC, complementing other large spectroscopic surveys covering the Magellanic Clouds. The LVM will allow for a broad view of the kinematics of star clusters, particularly those with known line-of-sight distances, and age and metallicity will be derived from the integrated spectra and compared to those derived from colour-magnitude diagrams. The project focused on the star clusters of the Magellanic Clouds observed with the LVM aims to provide a deeper understanding of the evolution of these galaxies. Simulations have been conducted to predict the observations expected later this year. By analysing the star cluster population of the Magellanic Clouds, we can gain insight into the formation and evolution of galaxies, and the LVM/SDSS-V survey is a valuable tool in this effort.
