Because I have imported from a number of different sources into Aperture (3.2) over the years, I now have many duplicates in my library.  Is there any way in which these can be identified and lated deleted?

Because I have imported photos from a number of different sources into Aperture (3.2), I now have many unwanted duplicates.  Some of these are in the same "file/folder", others are not.  Additionally, some of the duplicates may have different file names.
Can anyone advise me if there is a way of identifying such duplicates in Aperture so that I may later delete them?  If this cannot be achieved within Aperture 3, does anyone know of a proven second-party app?
Before ending I should mention that I am reasonable competent on a computer but I am not in any way an expert.  (So simple answers would be appreciated if this is possible!)
Hopefully yours,     Jeremy

Jeremy -- I suggest making a complete separate copy of your Library and any Referenced Masters and keeping it for a year.  "Duplicate" is, to humans, relative rather than absolute.  My use of Duplicate Annihilator turned up many useful near duplicates, most of which I couldn't quickly distinguish.  With a complete copy nearby, you can be slightly aggressive in your pruning, knowing that should you turn up something in ten months that you need (as an example: the full-size color file for a black & white printed shot that you thought was based on a full-size color Master but which is not), you'll have it.
IME, it was much more effective to get rid of things I didn't need, than to figure out which of several possible duplicates of an Image I did need.

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