when you mount EFI partition, it should be right next to the EFI folder
if not, then install Clover again, then time select under drivers64UEFI, check EmuVariableUEFI-64
to boot with -f, go to Clover Options. Next to boot, add -f after all the other boot arg or add it next to abm_firstpolldelay=16000 in the config file
Not sure if it even works, but worth a try