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Hidden pair

A technique Nine explains

Two digits only fit in the same two cells of a unit. Those two cells belong to those two digits, even if they still list other options. All the others drop out.

Example

In row 2, 3 and 6 only fit in these two cells. So those two cells are for 3 and 6, and every other digit drops out of them. That leaves row 2 with only one place for the 4: here.

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