Example


<svg width="10cm" height="3cm" viewBox="0 0 100 30" version="1.1">
     <desc>Example Use01 - Simple case of 'use' on a 'rect'</desc>
     <defs>
          <rect id="MyRect" width="60" height="10"/>
     </defs>
     <rect x=".1" y=".1" width="99.8" height="29.8" fill="none" stroke="blue" stroke-width=".2"/>
     <use x="20" y="10" xlink:href="#MyRect"/>
</svg>
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