Selecting multiple clips sealed off by other clips

Hi,
Im trying to figure out a way to select multiple clips in a track which is sealed off on all sides by other clips, so I can't just click and drag.
I want to select the middle clips, without Ctrl+Click on all of the necessary ones.

Click and Drag  Lasso does the same thing without having to Select a Tool.
Locking and unlocking is 2 or 3 clicks.  About 2 seconds. You save one click  from not having to select a special tool to do this.
How fast do you want to be able to do this and what will you do with the time you save?

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