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Answering my own question,
Yes I was able to apply without sending in my current passport book. I brought my current passport and ID, and my birth certificate/copy and DS-11 form to an acceptance agent. They had me cross out the (submitted with application)
next to the "I have a passport book" and initial it, then they filled out the ID check section with both my ID and passport. Then they sent everything in using my birth certificate as proof of citizenship.
Got approved.