this builds on another solution i found recently, though it does take up some real estate and is similar to your solution. it starts with an open text box that auto populates as you type. the auto population tries to match the elements in the very long drop down list, which is just below the free text field. if it finds a match, it brings up the results in the drop down list, but, if you open the drop down you see only the 10-15 items before that result and the 10-15 items after that result. this saves system resources (by not having to build the drop down list in its entirety when a match is made) and lets the user scroll to a similar result nearby. this then does utilize your suggestion of the separate box that uses a back & forth arrow to populate and depopulate the collection box from your choice in the drop down list, though this could be located below the drop down with up & down arrows for pop/depop.
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