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An Reply privately button in context menu for messages sent to a group so you can reply and preserve the context of the original message by showing a preview of the replied message and a button to open the message in the group's context.
They require extra taps and are not easy for the average user:
https://telegram.org/blog/reply-revolution/
Create a reply, tap the reply preview above the input field, select 'Reply in Another Chat', then choose where you'd like to send it.
Forward a message from a group > Find the user you want to reply in private > Send your reply with the attached fowarded message
In supergroups you can use Copy Message Link > Find the user you want to reply in private > Send your reply with the link to the message in the group.
You can hold Cmd/Alt and click on Reply button in message context menu as a shortcut to reply in another chat on Telegram Desktop app — https://desktop.telegram.org/
Currently, it's still very cumbersome, and if I want to reply to someone who's not in my contacts... that's gonna be very cumbersome.