• entering an abb in an Excel cell shows the abb in the selected cell and the clipping in the adjacent left cell.
• entering the abb in Nisus Pro word processor shows both the abb followed by clipping. (Same with CopyPaste Pro on or off.)
• entering the abb in Quicken shows clipping folllowed by the abb.
• no problem in Word, Gmail, stickies, Address Book, Dictionary, etc.
• checked √ "don't append trigger"
— Chuck Suber
Mac Pro OS 10.6.3.