Question GameObject should NOT exist in the scene YET

I have a GameObject that is cloned when I press a button. But I don't want the original object to exist, because I just want to spawn copies of the object when I press the button, but I don't want any copies of the object to exist until the button is pressed.

How do I do this?

 

Make the game object a prefab. Reference prefab in script. Instantiate() prefab. Profit.

 

Agree with spiney199, but you can also clone copies of objects which are inactive. They're in the scene but the player can't see it. This is handy if you need to clone things that are constructed or heavily modified at runtime.