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Just to follow up -
Microsoft has released a corrective update.
For Excel 2016 ONLY, KB5002665, released September 16, 2026, specifically fixes the known KB5002914 issue that caused certain paste operations to fail silently.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/servicing/office/hotfix/excel/5002665
One caveat: Microsoft says paste operations may still fail in workbooks containing conditional formatting. So this is a confirmed fix for the original issue, but not yet a complete resolution of every paste failure scenario.