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Impossible to shorten. How to destroy a cloned part instead of cloning it again?

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So basically I have this LocalScript at the StarterPack that has a function that is activated when the player clicks on a Part, as soon as the function is active, it creates a clone of a Part located in the workspace and reposition it.

local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local Mouse = Player:GetMouse()
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local RS = game:GetService("RunService")

local Part = game.Workspace.Part

Mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
	
	local mPos = UIS:GetMouseLocation()
	local Target = Mouse.Target
	
	if Target == Part then
		local clone = Part:Clone()
		clone.Parent = game.Workspace
		clone.Anchored = true
		clone.Position = Vector3.new (-2, 7, -2)
	end
	end)

The script is working perfectly fine, but I would like to implement one thing, if there was already a clone of that part in that same position then instead of cloning it again I wanted the cloned Part to be destroyed. I'm new to scripting and I know I should try doing something easier, but it is an important part of the game.

Anonymous

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You can save the cloned Part as a variable's value so that if that variable has a value (the cloned part) it will destroy it then replace the value to nil or false.

--excluded some variables because they are irrelevant to the question also pay attention to the changes, this script is your script modified.
local Player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local Mouse = Player:GetMouse()

local Part = game.Workspace.Part
local Clone = nil;

Mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
	--local mPos = UIS:GetMouseLocation()
	local Target = Mouse.Target
	
	if Target == Part and not Clone then
		local clone = Part:Clone()
		clone.Parent = game.Workspace
		clone.Anchored = true
		clone.Position = Vector3.new (-2, 7, -2)
		Clone = clone;
	elseif Clone then
		Clone:Destroy();
		Clone = nil;
	end
end)

Note: This only works for one instance. For multiple instances, a table is needed.

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