$ export http_proxy=http://proxy.example.com:3128/
$ perl myclonescript.pl
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then the "clone" in the myclonescript.pl will connect any site through proxy.example.com.

Or set it inside the script:

BEGIN {
   $ENV{http_proxy} = 'http://proxy.example.com:3128/';
}
use WWW::Mechanize
...
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Note that the environment variable must be set before any "clone" module is loaded.

--shmem

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                              /\_¯/(q    /
----------------------------  \__(m.====·.(_("always off the crowd"))."·
");sub _{s./.($e="'Itrs `mnsgdq Gdbj O`qkdq")=~y/"-y/#-z/;$e.e && print}