Simultaneously saving on iCloud and Mac?

I would like to simutaneously save my PhD-thesis on my Mac as well as on iCloud and keep both documents in sync.
Reason: iCloud would be a good back-up and allows multiple access (for sudden ideas if my MBP is not at hand) while I also need to work on my Mac quite often without internet access. Furthermore, I wouldn't want my thesis to be only saved in the cloud.
Am I too cautious or even paranoid? Could I shift my precious document entirely to the cloud?

Use iCloud, the document is also stored on your Mac at user>library>mobile documents and is backed up by Time Machine.
Do not use iCloud as a replacement for Time Machine, it is not a backup system!

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