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From a philo and Bio aspect of course you are completely correct.
From a sociological framework though....
If someone managed to clone themselves... this society would not look favourably upon the copy.
Hence the first understanding after the event I would have...and knowing my clone would be having the very same thought ...is that.." we both must immediately try to dispose of the other ..." ...for the very obvious reasons...
The clone if found out would not be treated as equally as the original in our society...if not killed...he would be dissected..
So.. naturally self preservation dictates ..he must try to kill me...dispose of my body...and replace me.
Of course the same thoughts will be going through my head.
First instinct regarding the socio dynamic currently...
We would try to kill the other.

However ...if by some fluke...societally ...the situation turned on its ear...
And everyone was spontaneously cloned at the same time...
Why that will immediately make a HUGE difference ...
Knowing utter chaos would be breaking out...everywhere..
My and my copies first instinct wouldn't be to kill each other...
I would know survival would best be counted on trust in such an "event"..
I could completely trust him...and I got his back ...jack.

So

Also...from the standpoint of the copy being identical ..from at the moment of creation ...yes...but ..after that...the experiential nature of creation dictates that we both will become different from each other.

So there is that aspect as well...

Lots people think it is cut and dried ...in a story plot way...but the reality is it would just get real messy...real fast...
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