Duplicates in iTunes folder but not iTunes

Hi,
Through Spotify I figured out that my music library on my Mac contains duplicates of many of my songs. Since this is a problem in the User > Music > iTunes folder, the usual "Find duplicates" won't help. I have over 5,000 songs, so is there any way to isolate and remove duplicates within the folder?
Thanks!

Use File > Add Folder to Library to add the iTunes Media folder to the library.
Existing tracks will be ignored, new tracks will be added.
Use the Option+File > Show Exact Duplicates feature to show exact duplicates.
Sort the list on Date Added.
Delete the duplicates added today.
tt2

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