*****FFVII SPOILERS, I GUESS*****
"Clone" in FFVII's sense doesn't mean "direct copy."
It means "Someone who was injected with Jenova cells in an attempt to replicate Sephiroth's abilities."
That definition applies to Cloud, so...
*****END SPOILERS*****
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