Cloning Configurator profiles

Hi
I have successfully deployed a working profile via Apple Configurator to a number of iPads.
I now have a need to clone the current profile and make some minor tweaks so that I can setup some iPads for teaching staff with a slighly less restrictive profile, which is based upon my existing profile.
I beleive that I am missing something as when I try to save as - rename and then import the renamed file, Configurator tells me that I am importing a copy of the current profile and my current profile will be overwritten.
Does anyone know how I can copy the profile - then bring it back into Configurator as a new file ready for slight modification?
Apple Configurator 1.5 (424)
IOS 7.1
iPad 2
MacBook OSX 10.9.2
Thanks

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Hi, I'm using iPhone-4 4.3.5 GSM and trying to deploy configuration profile.
Conf. profile has defined VPN (custom-ssl) with certificates: srever and client crt
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Sugg   :     VPN VPN (vvj-custom-ssl).
US Desc: The profile vvj could not be installed.
US Sugg: The VPN service VPN (vvj-custom-ssl) could not be installed.
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Code   : 1009
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vvj
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Desc   :     VPN VPN (vvj-custom-ssl).
US Desc: The VPN service VPN (vvj-custom-ssl) could not be installed.
Domain : MCVPNErrorDomain
Code   : 15000
Type   : MCFatalError
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"VPN (vvj-custom-ssl)"
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Code   : 4001
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Type   : MCFatalError
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US Sugg: The profile vvj could not be installed.
Domain : MCInstallationErrorDomain
Code   : 4001
Type   : MCFatalError
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Desc   :     vvj.
Sugg   :     VPN VPN (vvj-custom-ssl).
US Desc: The profile vvj could not be installed.
US Sugg: The VPN service VPN (vvj-custom-ssl) could not be installed.
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Type : MCFatalError
Params : (
vvj
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Desc   :     VPN VPN (vvj-custom-ssl).
US Desc: The VPN service VPN (vvj-custom-ssl) could not be installed.
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Type   : MCFatalError
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