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The specific syntax is as follows:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>SELECT DISTINCT column1, column2, ...\r\nFROM table_name\r\nGROUP BY column1, column2, ...\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The fields to be deduplicated are column1, column2, &#8230;, and the table_name is the name of the table to be queried.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that when using the GROUP BY clause to remove duplicates from multiple fields, all fields that are being queried need to be included in the GROUP BY clause to avoid errors or inaccurate results. Also, make sure to use the DISTINCT keyword to remove duplicates from the results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In MySQL, you can achieve removing duplicates of multiple fields using the GROUP BY clause. The specific syntax is as follows: SELECT DISTINCT column1, column2, &#8230; FROM table_name GROUP BY column1, column2, &#8230; The fields to be deduplicated are column1, column2, &#8230;, and the table_name is the name of the table to be queried. 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