compare data in two columns - displaying only unique items.

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Good day
please could you assist me, not sure if it is possible.

I have two columns that return the top three results from a list, i would like to know if there is any way that i could compare the two lists and if the is a duplicate value/result in list b then this
would be removed and the next unique result will be displayed.

Cloumn A must remain unchanged. only column B changes. Clolumns are being populated by coping results.

In the example John appears in a &b , i need to remove it from B so that Paul would be the nexy name

thnk you in advance
 

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Hi

There might be better formula available, but this one might just do (or use a conditional format)
Book1
ABCDEF
1List 1List 2List 2 Filtered
2PeterJamesJames
3MaryJohnPaul
4JohnPaulTed
5TedSusan
6Susan 
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Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
E2:E14E2=IFERROR(INDEX($C$2:$C$6,AGGREGATE(15,6,(ROW($C$2:$C$6)-1)/((COUNTIF($A$2:$A$4,$C$2:$C$6)+1)=1),ROW()-1)),"")
E15:E17E15=IF((ROW()-1)>COUNTA($C$2:$C$6),"",INDEX($C$2:$C$6,AGGREGATE(15,6,(ROW($C$2:$C$6)-1)/((COUNTIF($A$2:$A$4,$C$2:$C$6)+1)=1),ROW()-1)))
Cells with Conditional Formatting
CellConditionCell FormatStop If True
C1:C20Expression=ISNUMBER(MATCH($C1;$A:$A;0))textNO


Or alternative, prevent a duplicate to be entered
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Book1
ABCD
1List 1List 2
2PeterJames
3MaryPaul
4JohnTed
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6
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Sheet1
Cells with Conditional Formatting
CellConditionCell FormatStop If True
C1Expression=ISNUMBER(MATCH($C1;$A:$A;0))textNO
Cells with Data Validation
CellAllowCriteria
C2:C20Custom=ISERROR(MATCH($C2;$A:$A;0))
 
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