After step #1 (see also here and 999_Springs/Zapmeister solution here), the puzzle drops to SE 9.0. As fractal AICs can generally solve such a puzzle, here is such a solution, but not necessarily the simpler
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| 8 1246 2459-6 | 247-3 12357 1234 | 13569 4579 4579-136 |
| 2459-1 124 3 | 6 12578 1248 | 1589 4579-8 4579-1 |
| (1456) 7 (456) | (348) 9 138-4 | 2 (458) (13456) |
+--------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| (123469) 5 (2469) | (2389) 368-2 7 | 168-9 (2489) (12469) |
| (12369) 1368-2 (269) | (2389) 4 5 | 7 (289) (1269) |
| 2479-6 2468 2479-6 | 1 268 2689 | 5689 3 2459-6 |
+--------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| 2457-3 234 1 | 2479-3 237 2349 | 359 6 8 |
| 247-36 2346 8 | 5 2367 23469 | 39 1 279-3 |
| (23567) 9 (2567) | (2378) 1368-27 1368-2 | 4 (257) (2357) |
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20 Truths = {3N13489 4N13489 5N13489 9N13489}
20 Links = {2r459 4r34 5r39 7r9 9r45 1c19 3c149 6c139 8c48}
23 Eliminations --> r6c139<>6, r1c9<>136, r2c19<>1, r7c14<>3, r8c19<>3, r9c56<>2, r1c4<>3,
r1c3<>6, r2c8<>8, r3c6<>4, r4c5<>2, r4c7<>9, r5c2<>2, r8c1<>6, r9c5<>7
HP(36-1459)r1c7,r3c9; 2 Singles : r2c7=1,r3c8=8
LC(5r3c13)-5r12c13; HT(156-24)r1c2,r3c13; 1 Single : r3c4=4
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| 8 (16) 249 | 27 12357 123 | 3(6) 4579 4579 |
| 249 24 3 | 6 2578 28 | 1 4579 4579 |
| 156 7 56 | 4 9 13 | 2 8 36 |
+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| 123469 5 2469 | 2389 368 7 | -6(8) 249 12469 |
| 12369 36(18) 269 | 2389 4 5 | 7 29 1269 |
| 2479 246(8) 2479 | 1 268 2689 | 569(8) 3 2459 |
+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| 2457 234 1 | 279 237 2349 | 359 6 8 |
| 247 2346 8 | 5 2367 23469 | 39 1 279 |
| 23567 9 2567 | 2378 1368 1368 | 4 257 2357 |
+----------------------+--------------------+---------------------+
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| 8 16 249 | 27 12357 123 | 36 4579 4579 |
| 249 24 3 | 6 2578 28 | 1 4579 4579 |
| 56(1) 7 56 | 4 9 (13) | 2 8 6(3) |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-------------------+
| 249-6(13) 5 2469 | 29(3) (36) 7 | 8 249 12469 |
| 269(13) 1368 269 | 289(3) 4 5 | 7 29 1269 |
| 2479 2468 2479 | 1 268 2689 | 569 3 2459 |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-------------------+
| 2457 234 1 | 279 237 2349 | 359 6 8 |
| 247 2346 8 | 5 2367 23469 | 39 1 279 |
| 2567(3) 9 2567 | 278(3) 1368 1368 | 4 257 257(3) |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-------------------+
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| 8 (16) 249 | 27 12357 123 | 3(6) 4579 4579 |
| 249 24 3 | 6 2578 28 | 1 4579 4579 |
| -1(56) 7 6(5) | 4 9 13 | 2 8 36 |
+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 2349(1) 5 2469 | 239 36 7 | 8 249 12469 |
| 29(136) 6(138) 269 | 29(38) 4 5 | 7 29 1269 |
| 2479 2468 2479 | 1 268 2689 | 9(56) 3 2459 |
+-------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| 2457 234 1 | 279 237 2349 | 39(5) 6 8 |
| 247 2346 8 | 5 2367 23469 | 39 1 279 |
| 237(56) 9 267(5) | 2378 1368 1368 | 4 27(5) 237(5) |
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6r9c1=*[6r3c1=*(6-3)r5c1=HP(38-1)r5c24=1r45c1]
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5r9c1=*[5r3c1=5r3c3-5r9c3=*5r9c89-5r7c7=(5-6)r6c7=6r1c7-(6=1)r1c2]
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| 8 1 249 | 27 2357 23 | 6 4579 4579 |
| 249 24 3 | 6 2578 28 | 1 4579 4579 |
| 56 7 56 | 4 9 1 | 2 8 3 |
+-------------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| 12349 5 2469 | 29(3) (36) 7 | 8 249 12469 |
| 12369 368 269 | 289(3) 4 5 | 7 29 1269 |
| 2479 248(6) 2479 | 1 28(6) 289(6) | 59 3 2459 |
+-------------------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| 2457 234 1 | 279 237 2349 | 359 6 8 |
| 247 234-6 8 | 5 2367 23469 | 39 1 279 |
| 2357(6) 9 257(6) | 27(38) 1 3(68) | 4 257 257 |
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LC(6r56c2)-6r45c13; HP(56-27)r39c3=7r6c3; NT(249)B4
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| 8 1 49(2) | 27 2357 23 | 6 4579 4579 |
| 49(2) 4(2) 3 | 6 257(8) (28) | 1 4579 4579 |
| 56 7 56 | 4 9 1 | 2 8 3 |
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| 13 5 49(2) | 239 36 7 | 8 249 12469 |
| 13 368 9(2) | 2389 4 5 | 7 29 1269 |
| 49(2) 68 7 | 1 6-2(8) 2689 | 59 3 2459 |
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| 2457 234 1 | 279 237 2349 | 359 6 8 |
| 247 234 8 | 5 2367 23469 | 39 1 279 |
| 23567 9 56 | 2378 1 368 | 4 257 257 |
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NP(68)r6c25; LC(6r89c6)-6r8c5; ste
edit : puzzle givens corrected. Thanks ixsetf!