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HTML
<select id="country">
<option value="USA">United States</option>
<option value="Ind">India</option>
<option value="NZ" selected>New Zealand</option>
<option value="NZ" >New Zealand</option>
<option value="SA">South Africa</option>
<option value="UK">United Kingdom</option>
<option value="UK">United Kingdom</option>
<option value="JP">Japan</option>
</select>
JavaScript
[].slice.call(country.options)
.map(function(a){
if(this[a.innerText]){
country.removeChild(a);
} else {
this[a.innerText]=1;
}
},{});