Can the Mesh / Mirror tool have an option and hotkey to 'Copy' (duplicate)?

Can the Mesh / Mirror tool have an option and hotkey toggle for ‘Copy’ (duplicate)?

I don’t know if this is already possible. I notice quite a few hotkey options for the interactive Mirror tool along the ‘info’ bar at the bottom but none for ‘copy’, which would save the extra step of having to duplicate the desired mesh first before mirroring it.