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. 9 6|2 . 1|. . 3
2 3 .|. . .|. 8 .
. . .|. 8 .|. . .
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. 8 4|6 . .|. . .
. . 9|7 . 4|8 . .
. . .|. . 5|6 1 .
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200e200w

[SpAce]

Pure p&p:

1. Kraken Row: (3x5)r7 => [(5)r7c2 | (5)r3c2] => -5 r5c2 (*)
2. AIC: (3=5)r8c4 - r3c4 = r1c5 - (5=7)r1c8 - (7=3)r7c8 => -3 r7c4, r8c7
3. XY-Wing: (7=5)r8c5 - (5=4)r1c5 - (4=7)r1c7 => -7 r8c7
4. BUG+2: (5)r3c3 == (7-1)r7c7 = (1)r3c7 => -1 r3c3

(*) Step 1:

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(5)r7c2
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(5)r7c3 - r23c3 = (5)r3c2
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(5-4)r7c4 = r7c2 - (4=7)r9c2 - (7=5)r3c2

=> -5 r5c2

PS. There's a simpler way for the first step but I missed that (I'm working on my Krakens anyway):

AIC (Grouped): (6)r8c1 = (6-4)r7c2 = (4-5)r7c4 = (5)r7c23 => -5 r8c1