Cell validation

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Hi,

Welcome to the forum!

Assuming you are validating range A1:A5 maybe this

Select A1:A5
Data Validation
Allow = Custom

and enter this formula
=AND(LEN(A1)<=6,COUNTIF($A$1:$A$5,A1)=1)

HTH

M.
 
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