@ Cenoman: very nice and powerful one-stepper!
I found a solution with two steps as follows.
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| 6789 5789 3 | 569 1 569 | 789 2 4 |
| 689 1 89 | 7 4 2 | 3589 568 3569 |
| 4 579 2 | 8 e3569 f3569 | 79 67 1 |
|------------------+--------------------+------------------|
| 1 2 6 | 459 A579 8 | 457 3 5-7 |
| 78 378 478 | 13456 d3567 3567 | 14578 9 2 |
| 5 3789 4789 | 134 2 g37 | 1478 678 67 |
|------------------+--------------------+------------------|
| 789 789 1 | 2 c3579 4 | 6 57 3579 |
| 3 4 5 | 69 8 hb679 | 2 1 ia79 |
| 2 6 79 | 359 c3579 1 | 3579 4 8 |
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1. If r4c5 <> 7, we have the following discontinuous loop (DL)
(7)r8c9 = r8c6 - (7)r79c5 *=* (7-6)r5c5 = (6-3)r3c5 = r3c6 - (3=7)r6c6 - r8c6 = (7)r8c9
that implies the placement of 7 at r8c9. So, (7)r4c5 == (7)r8c9 => -7 r4c9
Or, as chain: (7)r4c5 = DL => -7 r4c9 [1 placement & basics]
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| 678 578 3 | 569 1 569 | 789 2 4 |
| 689 1 89 | 7 4 2 | 35 568 3-6 |
| 4 57 2 | 8 3569 3569 | 79 a67 1 |
|-----------------+-------------------+-----------------|
| 1 2 6 | 49 79 8 | 47 3 5 |
| 78 378 478 | 13456 3567 3567 | 1478 9 2 |
| 5 3789 4789 | 134 2 37 | 1478 78-6 d67 |
|-----------------+-------------------+-----------------|
| 789 789 1 | 2 3579 4 | 6 b57 c379 |
| 3 4 5 | 69 8 679 | 2 1 c79 |
| 2 6 79 | 359 3579 1 | 35 4 8 |
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2. Grouped W-Wing (6=7)r3c8 - r7c8 = r78c9 - (7=6)r7c9 => -6 r2c9,r6c8; ste