[Bug 166889] Provide ability to clear all formatting including Paragraph Style back to template default PS

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166889

--- Comment #7 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> ---
No.

There is a reason to clear direct formatting; to have a dedicated tool for it.
A text with direct formatting is problematic from maintenance point of view; it
needs "normalization". And the direct formatting comes from all the directions,
like external file formats and clipboard.

But styles - *all* styles - are different. Their use does not happen
"accidentally". We do *not* see it a recurring workflow, when a user *has to*
clear styles, just to make data "clean". It may happen *sometimes* - but it is
not a norm to the extent, that we need to even consider making a dedicated
function like "combined clear manual formatting + remove character styles".

I completely fail to see a real need to introduce a function, that (1) is
needed by two persons in the universe; (2) is readily available by two
easy-to-find tools; and (3) goes so much against the philosophy of the style
usage.

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