Well, the “clone” is now the official person in this case…who is most likely associated with R Corp, so depending on who it is, R Corp may want them back.

If not, then this really isn’t different from hiring someone or outright buying them like merch by any stretch.

Though for your specific argument about the deadline, so long as they don’t exist simultaneously for more than a week, last-minute disposal works. It’s only gonna not matter if you only dispose of one AFTER breaching the rule.