I suggest an extension to INDEX (array format), such that it allows a limited
range to be returned, as follows:
=INDEX(array, row, column, [height], [width])

I am frequently having to return part of an array, and the above
functionality can only currently be done using OFFSET, as follows:
=OFFSET(reference,0,0,height, width)

However, OFFSET is pretty nasty - you lose the ability to trace dependencies.

It makes loads more sense to use INDEX for this - I only want to work within
the array, not offset it.

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