docs(nx-cloud): add nx-cloud.env info (#11231)

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 ## Setting a Different Access Token in CI
 
 You can also configure the access token by setting the `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable. `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` takes precedence over the `accessToken` property. It's common to have a read-only token stored in `nx.json` and a read-write token set via `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN` in CI.
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+## Using `nx-cloud.env`
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+You can set locally an environment variable via the `nx-cloud.env` file. Nx Cloud CLI will be looking into this file to load custom configuration like `NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN`. These environment variables will take precedence over the configuration in `nx.json`.