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Naked single

A cell has only one candidate left. easy

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R9C8 has a single candidate left. Place the 5 and move on.

A cell with a single pencil mark left has no choice: that digit must go there. This is the bread-and-butter move; most placements in any puzzle are naked singles uncovered by earlier eliminations.