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Get original attributes after mutating an Eloquent record

Get original attributes after mutating an Eloquent record you can get the original attributes by calling getOriginal()

$user = App\User::first();
$user->name; // John
$user->name = "Peter"; // Peter
$user->getOriginal('name'); // John
$user->getOriginal(); // Original $user record

Tip given by @devThaer

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