appending an ui.draggable object without removing it from it's original place

appending an ui.draggable object without removing it from it's original place


hello ui community!
i would like to drop a draggable object and than append() it to an
other list.
but i dislike that the draggable object than get's removed from it's
original place (i mean the place where it was before dropping it)
is it possible to create a copy of the draggable object and than
appending this one to the second place? so the real draggable object
would still stay at it's original place.
your help is much appreciated
dirk