Replace or Merge data with iCloud

Mobile Me provided the facility to replace all data on a device from the data on Mobile Me.
I have updated my contacts on my iMac. I let iCloud update my newer Mac Book Air but ended up with duplicates
Now I want to update my Mac Book Pro which hasn't been used for 4 months and contains all the old contact information I edited off my other two machines.
iCloud says the contacts data from my MBP will be MERGED with the data on iCloud.
That suggests I will be letting myself in for a complete re-edit again and repeating work already done on the other devices.
Is this the case and can it be avoided?

Dear wjosten
Thank you for your prompt reply which arrived while I was signed out.
I didn't see your post and would need a little more detail. I am not familiar enough with the systems to know where you are making the changes you describe.  But I used have the following more laborious work-around:
Leave the ccntacts sync unchecked in iCloud prferences on my MBP
Back up the address book on MBP
Wipe all contacts in the address book on my MBP
Sign into iCloud on-line
Open address book and select the first entry in A
In the tools pop up menu select all
in the tools pop up menu select Export vCard
The whole address book is downloaded and a query window opens asking if all the (counted) contacts are to be imported into the address book on my MBP
>>Result a complete copy of the address book on iCloud and it is safe to check the sync box in iCloud preferences on my MBP so the merge will not corrupt the iCloud master.
Back up the new Address Book on my MBP
Kind regards
Word-Weaver

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