how do I save a short clip to my Mac desktop from a video I'm editing in iMovie

I am editing a 10 minute long video in iMovie 10.2.5 on my Mac running OS 11.4 and I have separated a short clip in the video by using Split Clip under the Modify pull down. Now I want to save a copy of this short clip to my Mac's desktop for use later, perhaps as a GIF.

When I highlight the desired short clip and click on the small "Share" icon in the very top right corner of the screen in edit mode of iMovie the option to Export File appears promising but when I click on Export File the next box that appears shows the length of the file being saved to be 10 minutes, that's the full video being edited, not the 4 second clip I want to save.

Is there a way to save short pieces of a video to my desktop while editing a video, or do I have to delete all of the 10 minute video in the editing mode except for that 4 seconds I want to save and save that 4 second clip to my desktop as I would save a video when finished in the edit mode?

That would wipe out all editing done on the 10 minute video and require me to start the editing process over again for the entire 10 minute video. That's way too much time wasted just to save the 4 second clip.

I'll bet one of you knows the easy way to save a short piece of a video while editing in iMovie on a Mac, that is going to make me feel foolish for not knowing how to perform what should be and likely is a simple task.

Many thanks in advance for sharing your greater knowledge than that which I possess.