Safari 5 reopens tabs at random

I have a very strange error in Safari 5 (Mac).
If I close a tab, then go into one of the other open tabs, after a short while when clicking on a link, or refreshing a page, the previously closed tab will re-open and Safari switches me to it.
I haven't worked out a reliable method to reproduce this but it keeps on happening and is getting very frustrating.
I've searched these forums and googled but can't seem to find anyone else having the same sort of issue.
Can anyone suggest a solution?

Hi,
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 7 buttons and click Reset. Relaunch Safari and see if Tabs functions as it should. If not...
Go here for trouble shooting 3rd party plugins or input managers which might be causing the problem. Safari: Add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues
If it's not third party add-ons, go to ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari and move the "cache.db" file to the Trash. Relaunch Safari. Try your Tabs. If it's still a problem ...
Try troubleshooting the Safari .plist file. Go to the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari/Preferences. Make note of all the preferences under each tab. Quit Safari. Now go to ~/Library/Preferences and move this file com.apple.safari.plist to the Desktop.
Relaunch Safari and see if that makes a difference. If not, move the .plist file back to the Preferences folder. If Safari functions as it should, move that .plist file to the Trash.
And if you didn't repair permissions after you updated Safari, do that at your earliest convenience.
Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

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