This puzzle is not rated so high by S.E. (8.4), Not easy to solve in a few steps though.
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| 7 158 1389 | 25 6 145 | 2459 1345 1249 |
|EA69x 4 169x | 8 1259 3 | 25679 1567 1279 |
| E369x 156 2 | 57 1459 1457 | 8 13456 149 |
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| b24568 3 4678 | 1 a458 a45678 | 2467 9 247 |
| 1 2678 4678 | 9 3 4678 | 2467 467 5 |
| 45-6 9 467 | 567 4-5 2 | 1 8 3 |
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|Bc489 178 5 | 26 128 168 | 3 147 C14789 |
|Ec368y 1678 3678-1z | 4 f158 9 | 57 2 D178 |
|db2489 d128 d1489 | 3 7 e158 | 459 145 6 |
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1. (5)r4c56 = (52-8)r49c1 = r78c1 - r9c123 = (8-5)r9c6 = (5)r8c5 => -5 r6c5; 1 placement & basics
2. (6=9)r2c1 - r7c1 = (9-8)r7c9 = r8c9 - (8=396)r238c1 => -6 r6c1; 1 placement & basics
3. (169=3)b1p467 - r8c1 = (3)r8c3 => -1 r8c3
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| 7 158 1389 | e'25 6 14 |d'249 134 d'1249 |
| 69z 4 169z | 8 d129z 3 | 25679 1567 1279 |
| 369 Aa156y 2 | B57 d19 147 | 8 1346 d'149 |
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| 2468 3 4678 | 1 58 5678 | 2467 9 247 |
| 1 2678 4678 | 9 3 678 | 2467 467 5 |
| 5 9 67 | B67 4 2 | 1 8 3 |
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| 489 178 5 |Bf'26 18-2 168 | 3 147 14789 |
| 368 b1678 3678 | 4 c158 9 | 57 2 c'178 |
| 2489 128 1489 | 3 7 158 | 459 145 6 |
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4. Double Kraken cell (156)r3c2 + row (1)r8c259
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(1)r8c5 - (19=2)r23c5
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(1)r3c2 - r8c2
a b \\
(1)r8c9 - (149=2)b3p139 - r1c4 = (2)r7c4
c' d' e' f'
(5)r3c2 - (567=2)r367c4
A B
(6)r3c2 - (169=2)r2c135
y z
=>-2r7c5; 9 placements & basics
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| 7 18 1389 | 5 6 14 | 249 134 1249 |
| 69 4 169 | 8 2 3 | 5679 1567 179 |
| C36 5 2 | 7 9 14 | 8 B36 14 |
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| 2468 3 468 | 1 58 578 | 2467 9 247 |
| 1 268 468 | 9 3 x78 | 2467 Aa467w 5 |
| 5 9 7 | 6 4 2 | 1 8 3 |
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| 489 178 5 | 2 18 6 | 3 b147 14789 |
| D36-8 1678 368 | 4 158 9 | b57 2 b178 |
| z2489 z128 z1489 | 3 7 y58 | 459 b145 6 |
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5. Kraken cell (467)r5c8
(4)r5c8 - (4157=8)b9p2468
(6)r5c8 - (6=3)r3c8 - r3c1 = (3)r8c1
(7)r5c8 - (7=8)r5c6 - r9c6 = (8)r9c123
=> -8 r8c1; lclste
Maybe morl could show which kind of solution was expected when proposing this puzzle ?