writer clone the format by the brush similar with word,
but writer can’t clone the indent, word works
Word clone the format by brush include the indent
Try use styles for formatting your document
Most probably, you are only copying character formatting. LibreOffice help is quite explicit on this:
By default only the character formatting is copied ; to include paragraph formatting, hold down Ctrl when you click. To copy only the paragraph formatting, hold down Ctrl+Shift when you click.
Also, the Clone Formatting tool’s tooltip hints about this:
