Is there a way to lock pick a door that I already have a key to?

I'd like to raise my lockpicking skill so that when I come across higher level locks I'm able to pick them, but sometimes I come across locked doors that I already have a key to.

Is there a way for me to pick the lock on the door without using the key?

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3 Answers

Drop the key into a nearby container or corpse, pick the lock, get the key back.

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I just threw all my keys in my characters house in a barrel. Makes it a lot easier to not run into a locked house and also easier to train lockpicking.

Since you can't drop keys in Skyrim, my advice would be to go to the Thieves' Guild in Riften. They have some training chests you can practice on.