Can I install clone of system on same HD as Time Machine for a repair boot drive?

Can I install clone of system on same HD as Time Machine so I can use the external as a second boot?
I have an external connected to new iMac and installed Time Machine on it. I then realized that I cannot boot from TM so can I clone my system onto the same HD as the TM is on? For purpose of rebooting so I can use Disk Warrior or other diagnostics?
Thanks.
Jeff

I did try that but the only options I was ofered were:
Restore from Time Machine Backup
Reinstall OS X
Get Help Online
Disk Utility
I didn't want any of those options. I just wanted to boot from the external.
You used recovery option - that is not what you need for this. Follow lowluster's suggestion to create another partition on your external drive, then format it using Disk Utility if necessary (in your applications folder). After that, use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to create a bootable clone on the external while booted from the internal.
Didn't know TM was to be installed on internal boot. Thanks.
Isn't there an advantage to having it on an external as well?
Time Machine is an application program and installed on your internal by default. You activate it from there and it works on its own to create backups on an external drive. It backs up everything.

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