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included Kshitij's article on dbt clone vs. deferral.
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For example, by creating actual data warehouse objects, `dbt clone` allows you to test out your code changes on downstream dependencies _outside of dbt_ (such as a BI tool).

As another example, you could `clone` your modified incremental models as the first step of your dbt Cloud CI job to prevent costly `full-refresh` builds for warehouses that support zero-copy cloning.

Check out [this Developer blog post](https://docs.getdbt.com/blog/to-defer-or-to-clone) for more details on best practices when to use `dbt clone` vs. deferral.

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