Can't remove duplicates in Address Book

Have lots of duplicates in Address Book since moving to iCloud. Went to Card>Look for Duplicate. It found a few and so merged them but there are still lots of identical cards that are not recognized as duplicates. Is there a simple, easy way to remove them? Otherwise, I may have to spend hours doing it manually.

If you click on File, and choose New Group, does the same thing happen?
What keyboard and mouse are you using?
Ernie
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