Is there a way to paste an exact copy of a paragraph from one Word
document into another Word document with all of the formatting in the
original document preserved, including list numbering and
cross-references? It probably needs to be some sort of non-text object
so that it can't get edited or affected by changes to local formatting
or styles.

These are legal documents, so the text getting copied is usually one
or more clauses from a court order, which means that it is usually
part of an Outline Numbered list. For example,

3.d.4 The parties shall...

I need the pasted text to retain the original list numbering, etc.

I tried each of the Paste Special options and none of them do what I
want unless I made a mistake. Here's what I tried. Is there anything
that will do what I need?

Thanks

1. Microsoft Word Document Object

This seems to almost work. It creates some sort of object that has all
of the right formatting, but the list numbering is reset as if it is
the only item in the list. That is, 3.d.4 above becomes 1.a.1.

2. Formatted Text (RTF)

This appears to be the same as just pasting (Ctrl+v). The formatting
is preserved, but the list numbering is wrong and the text is subject
to reformatting locally.

3. Unformatted Text

This appears to paste the wysiwyg text, but with most of the
formatting lost. It assumed the local formatting.

4. Picture

This seems to almost work, too. Just like 1. above. But the list
numbering is lost. (3.d.4 becomes 1.a.1.)

5. HTML Format

This seems to be silimar to #2, RTF.

6. Unformatted Unicode Text

This seems to be similar to #3.

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