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docs: setting g:clipboard after provider init #37705

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Problem:
Users may be unaware that setting `g:clipboard` after providers are
initialized has no effect, and that `has('clipboard')` initializes
providers, as in #13062.

Solution:
Note the restriction and link to workarounds in FAQ for discoverability.
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@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ registers. Nvim supports these clipboard tools, in order of priority:
*g:clipboard*
To configure a custom clipboard tool, set `g:clipboard` to a string name (from
the above |clipboard-tool| list), or dict (to explicitly specify the shell
commands or |lambda| functions).
commands or |lambda| functions) before clipboard providers are initialized.
Note: Clipboard providers are initialized by calling `has('clipboard')`, which
is best avoided before setting `g:clipboard`. See "G:CLIPBOARD SETTINGS ARE NOT
USED" in |faq-runtime| for workarounds.
If "cache_enabled" is |TRUE| then when a selection is copied Nvim will cache
the selection until the copy command process dies. When pasting, if the copy