Yes, I normally create the clone in QGIS: if you have a raster (e.g. a DEM.tif) you can use the "raster translate" option in QGIS to convert from *.tif to *.map. Say you translate dem.tif to dem.map. Then finally you can create the clone from the command prompt using:
pcrcalc clone.map = boolean(dem.map)
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Cheers,
Wilco