S.E. rating of this puzzle is not so high (7.2). Not easy however.
Here is a solution with seven AIC steps (not sure it is optimised...)
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| 8 D35 D1359 | 6 137 347 | 2 aD59 A47-59 |
| 1256 4 15 | 127 9 278 | 67 3 d78-5 |
| 269 236 7 | 234 238 5 | 469 689 1 |
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| 24579 2357 3459 | 1234579 123567 234679 | 8 12569 23579 |
| 2579 1 3589 | 23579 235678 236789 | 3679 4 23579 |
| 24579 23578 6 | 1234579 123578 234789 | 1379 1259 23579 |
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| 3 67 C14 | 8 267 2679 | 5 129 B249 |
| 156 9 158 | 235 4 236 | 13 7 c238 |
| 457 578 2 | 3579 357 1 | 349 b89 6 |
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1. (5=9)r1c8 - (9=8)r9c8 - r8c9 = (8)r2c9 => -5 r2c9
(a,b,c,d)
2. (4)r1c9 = r7c9 - (4=1)r7c3 - (1=359)r1c238 => -59 r1c9; 7 placements + basics
(A,B,C,D)
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| 8 3 9 | 6 1 47 | 2 5 b47 |
| 15 4 15 | 27 9 *278 | 6 3 *b78 |
| 26 26 7 | 34 38 5 | 49 89 1 |
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| 24579 257 B345 | 1 2357 23479 | 8 6 2359 |
| 2579 1 A358 | 23579 235678 236789 | 79-3 4 2359 |
| 24579 *2578 6 | 234579 23578 23479-8 | 1379 12 2359 |
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| 3 67 dC14 | 8 267 2679 | 5 eD12 c249 |
| 156 9 *158 | 235 4 236 | E13 7 *a38-2 |
| 457 *578 2 | 3579 357 1 | 349 89 6 |
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3. (8)r8c9 = (87-4)r12c9 = r7c9 - (4=1)r7c3 - (1=2)r7c8 => -2 r8c9
(a,b,c,d,e)
4. (3)r5c3 = (3-4)r4c3 = (4-1)r7c3 = r7c8 - (1=3)r8c7 => -3 r5c7; 2 placements + basics
(A,B,C,D,E)
5. X-chain (8)r6c2 = r9c2 - r8c3 = r8c9 - r2c9 = r2c6 => -8 r6c6
(*)
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| 8 3 9 | 6 1 E47 | 2 5 47 |
| 15 4 15 | F27 9 28 | 6 3 78 |
| 26 26 7 | D34 38 5 | C49 89 1 |
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| 24579 257 345 | 1 b257 347 | 8 6 2359 |
| 259 1 358 | 59 b2568 b68 | 7 4 2359 |
| 24579 2578 6 | 4579 b2578 347 | 13 12 2359 |
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| 3 67 14 | 8 a67 9 | 5 12 24 |
| 156 9 158 |aG25 4 a26 | 13 7 38 |
| A45-7 578 2 | G357 G37-5 1 | B49 89 6 |
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6. (526=7)b8p246 - (7=2685)b5p2568 => -5 r9c5
(a,b)
7. (4)r9c1 = r9c7 - r3c7 = r3c4 - (4=7)r1c6 - (7=2)r2c4 - (2=357)b8p478 => -7 r9c1; ste
(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)