Improve javadoc

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src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtils.java

@@ -344,7 +344,13 @@ public class ObjectUtils {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Clone an object if possible.
+     * Clone an object if possible. This method is similar to {@link #clone(Object)}, but will
+     * return the provided instance as return value instead of <code>null</code> if the instance
+     * is not cloneable. This is convenient in case the caller will use different
+     * implementations (e.g. of a service) and some of the instances do not allow concurrent
+     * processing or have state. In such a case the implementation can simply provide a proper
+     * clone implementation and the caller has not to take care, it will simply call this method
+     * here.
      * 
      * @param <T> the type of the object
      * @param o the object to clone