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Unexpected HTML paste when copying code from Gitea

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Description

Originally reported in https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/22622. To reproduce:

- Open [this source file](https://try.gitea.io/silverwind/symlink-test/src/branch/master/package.json), select all code lines, copy them
- Paste into GitHub comment box
- Pasted content is completely mangled. Paste result below. Expectation would be to only paste the plaintext parts of the clipboard data.

---

```
{
--

}

```

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by copying the code from the linked Gitea source file and pasting it into a GitHub comment box. Start by tracing the repository's clipboard and paste handling entry point; done means the pasted result contains only the plaintext code rather than mangled HTML.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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