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Another reason to keep the "old search query" in the search box in a new tab is if you want to perform the same search with a different search engine.
An example: I perform a search in Tab-1 with search-engine-1. I select from the search results and bring up a webpage. Now I want to perform the same search with search-engine-2 but keep Tab-1's webpage open. So I open a new tab and via the search-box's drop-down select search-engine-2. Since the text from the old search is still present in the search-box I do NOT have to retype my old search. I can just tap Enter.
If the search-box clears with each new tab, I am left having to RETYPE my search queries constantly, recreating the same miserable experience Firefox currently provides when using the Find-In-Page search box.