Delete duplicate entries from a select box

Question

How would I, using jQuery, remove the dups

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Answer 1

The easiest way that came into my mind was using siblings

$("select>option").each( function(){

 var $option = $(this);  

 $option.siblings()
       .filter( function(){ return $(this).val() == $option.val() } )
       .remove()


})