TS3276 How to remove duplicate emails in Apple Mail program

How do I remove duplicate emails from Apple Mail.   I have runt he "remove duplicates" scripte several times and it finds nothing.  I see clearly that I am  receiving   many duplictes.

Check out the tip by Bradley Taylor1 here >  How to delete duplicate mail messages using Mail Script

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