As requested at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AVisualEditor%2FFeedback&diff=559578396&oldid=559577689
Whether this is something there will be a generalised use case for, I can't say, but it's kinda a nifty idea in theory. I'd stick it on the "we'll consider it when everything else works" list.
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