Many duplicate addresses in iCloud, Mac, group

I have TONS of duplcate Address Book records. They are in AB groups I've created as well as in the On My Mac category and also in iCloud. What is the best way to resolve them? Note: AB's Look for Duplicates command is not an option because it doesn't let me decide how to resolve them. Besides, it only picked up three dupes.
Obvously there will be a copy in iCloud, right? What about those in On My Mac, and those in my created groups? What should I keep and what should I delete?
I would appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks!

I have had a similar problem in my recent conversion to using iCloud. I have over 4500 entries in Address Book, subdivided into about 50 different groups. When I moved to iCloud, all the groups disappeared in iCloud and on my Mac. Fortunately they still exist on my iPhone, but I have found no way to get them back on to my Mac where I need them the most. Re-creating all the groups would be a huge task!
Individual entries seem to sync OK in all 3 places, but the Groups do not sync.

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