Can page numbering start on a left-hand page?

A question arose here yesterday regarding automatic page numbering.
Is it possible to do it so that odd numbers come on left-hand pages and even numbers on the right?
I know this is highly unusual, but can it be done?

Yes,
For Example:
Start a New Document.
Go to pages panel and turn off the check mark for "Allow Document Pages to Shuffle"
Then go to the first page in the pages panel and go to Numbering and Section Options
Set the "Start Page Numbering" to "2".
And now Page 2 is a recto, and Page 3 is a verso, Page 4 is recto and so on.
It doesn't make it easy for shuffling pages around though. But it can be done. Perhaps others have more elegant way?
I can think of a way to do it using the Book Panel - that is if this doesn't suffice?

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