Where is 'save as draft' icon in Mail?

Mail Help says to click the Save as Draft icon to save a message you're working on. But I cannot find the icon anywhere. I know that it saves automatically anyway, and that Apple-S saves as a draft. But, if Help says to use the icon, I would think that means there is one. I'm so used to that icon from previous Mail versions that I would prefer it to the Command-S or just hoping the autosave works. Anyone know if this icon referred to in the new Mail's Help exists?

Save and send draft messages
If you’re composing a message and want to finish it later, you can save it as a draft. Mail saves drafts automatically a few seconds after you start to compose a message. If you quit Mail while an unsent message is open, Mail saves it as a draft automatically.
HideSave a message as a draft
Click the Save As Draft icon in the toolbar or choose File > Save.
You can continue working on the message at any time. Just open the mailbox where you store drafts and double-click the message.

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I am having a very strange problem here which started about a week ago, maybe someone can point me in the right direction:
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