The status area only shows "printable" characters.
I'm certain there must be some unprintable stuff in there since a comparison of .local/share/klipper/history2.lst containing the same data from the different sources shows a difference.
Service 'org.kde.klipper' does not exist.
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> If you're a frequent user of the clipboard, checkout CopyQ - which is a Qt 5 based clipboard
> manager with advanced functionality. It's also in the Fedora repo.
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Thanks, I may have to. Or just paste into the "input" box of the spreadsheet.