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HTML
<select class="colab-select" name="colab[]" multiple>
<option value="1" selected>Dexter</option>
<option value="2" selected>James</option>
<option value="3">Mary</option>
<option value="1">Dexter</option>
<option value="2">James</option>
<option value="3">Mary</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$(".colab-select option").each(function (idx, val) {
$(this).siblings("[value='" + $(this).val() + "']").remove();
});