Removing [nid:n] in nodereference autocomplete

Question

Using the autocomplete field for a cck nodereference always displays the node id as a cryptic bracketed extension:

Page Title [nid:23]

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Answer 1

I've found an alternative solution is to change your widget type to select list and then use the chosen module to convert your list to an autocomplete field.

This handles nodes with the same title, and actually I think the UI is better than the one provided by the autocomplete widget.