So I have a group of completely arbitrary objects in Inkscape that I want an outline around. 
Not around each individual object, but around the group as a whole. 
So I convert to paths, do a Union, and set my Stroke. Success! 
....Except I forgot to mention that I want the component objects to be autonomously movable for the sake of reuse and animation. 
The process I just detailed leaves everything as one consolidated image, defeating the reuse purpose.
Now, I obviously can't set a stroke on the group itself. That just sets the stroke on the components. But wait! Inkscape has cloning, right? So if I clone and Union the clones....
Oh.
Now, I suppose I could just eternally destroy my work and do it all over again. That is always an option. A horrible, horrible, option, but an option. All the possible workarounds I've seen or come up with myself in a day of searching fail at the point of remaining linked to the original, and some also eliminate the path that lets me do fun things like Path Effects. I do like playing with line width, but I suppose I could get over its loss if that's the only way to save time.
Are there any tricks I'm overlooking to be able to link an outline to a dynamic group of shapes?
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