Comment 4 for bug 168704

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su_v (suv-lp) wrote :

The 'X' is a clone (SVG <use>) referencing an SVG <symbol> stored in the <defs> section. Copy&pasting a clone into a new document does not automatically copy&paste the original (or <symbol> object), nor does it automatically unlink the clone and insert a copy of the original (or <symbol>) either, as tracked in
- Bug #167907 "Copying cloned objects between files fails”
  <https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/167907>

Linking as duplicate to bug #167907 - please revert the duplicate status if you don't agree and think these are different issues which need to be tracked separately.