Thank you "Bri-Toon". Your comment is appreciated.
Yes, it can be done - however in the SVG it is defined that a clip-path should be used. The editing you show in the video is fine, but requires you to re-do some previously defined effects.
<clipPath id="_clip1">
<circle cx="753.167" cy="130.706" r="47.226"/>
</clipPath>
<g clip-path="url(#_clip1)">
<path d="M716.394,89.48C714.213,124.809 717.351,163.709 753.167,178.48L738.491,198.48C701.469,171.025 700.804,123.732 704.491,87.48L716.394,89.48ZM743.844,78.48C741.663,113.809 744.801,152.709 780.617,167.48L765.941,187.48C728.919,160.025 728.254,112.732 731.941,76.48L743.844,78.48ZM766.941,70.84C764.76,106.168 775.125,134.709 810.941,149.48L795.941,167.48C758.919,140.025 747.254,107.091 750.941,70.84L766.941,70.84Z"/>
</g>
SVG has the "clipPath" tag to define a clipping path, and the attribute "clip-path" which uses the defined path as a clipping path. That relation is lost during import.
I realize that it would be hard to implement :-) But imagine a complex SVG drawing with say 150 clipping paths, perhaps even reused clipping paths - that would take hours to re-do using your method.