I'm not sure either ....
but what you can do is:
A.
1. Solo (isolate) the stereo track
2. Create a new audio track
2a. Solo that track too
2b. Arm it to record
2c. Set it's input to the desired L or R of your audio interface
(You can trial hear it by pressing 'echo on' pressing play. - Dunno if it's just my interface but sometimes I've hit 'echo on' a couple of times to get rid of a static sounding crackle).
3. Press Record (to record that channel to the new track).
(You can then use the convert to stereo/mono on the new clip as you wish).
B.
Have a play with the Channel Tool FX on the original track.
You can turn the gain right down on either of the L/R channels.
You can use the sliders to set how far L/R either channel is and the stereo width of it.