How to find, select and delete duplicate images fro LR catalog?

I'm on a MacPro, Leopard, LR v1.4.1
How do you FIND duplicate files and remove them from the catalog?
I had 12 images outside of a subfolder on a job. When I did a "synchronize folder" action it added those same 12 files to the catalog. I then physically moved the files into the correct folder - replacing the ones of the same name inside. Now I have 2 images of the same name in the catalog. I know I an choose them one at a time & Remove, but I can see this happening on a larger scale where I would want to Find All Dupes, then remove them.
Same thing would happen if you imported from a folder or card that hadn't be formatted & forgot to check the "don't import suspected dupes" box.
thanks!

"I then physically moved the files into the correct folder"
Precisely how? You didn't use Explorer/Finder, did you? Once images are in Lightroom, use Lightroom for moving files between folders. The best way to remove duplicates is to avoid having them in the first place.
To get rid of existing ones, one way is to select those folders and save the XMP (Metadata > Save....) and then remove those folders from LR. Then import them again. Alternatively sort them by capture time and go through eyeballing them - use the reject flag to identify duplicates and then the delete rejects command.
John

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