Contacts' "note" section duplicating

I've run across this before. In Contacts, I often write down in the "note" section. Now and then, the "note" part duplicates itself over and over again. I have one right now that's duplicated almost endlessly!! Yes, I've synced my iMac and iPad Contacts. I tried restarting the iPad; also deselecting "Contacts" in iCloud, then reselecting. Help!?

Follow up: I spent 45 minutes last night with an Apple tech on the phone. If you have a similar issue, go to iCloud.com and delete duplicates etc THERE. iCloud Contacts is the "root" base. Make SURE that on your other devices iCloud Contacts is your default account. I was using Contacts "on my iMac," then merging and unmerging with iCloud. That is what likely caused my duplicates and corrupted cards.

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If this is not the case, please try to run a repair of your Outlook data file and then test again. To do this, please refer:
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