Is there a way to close duplicate tabs in Chrome?
The hotkey Alt + Shift + W will close all duplicate tabs in one go. The shortcut isn't customizable. Speaking of which, you can always use the undo close tab shortcut in Chrome/Firefox (Ctrl + shift + T) to get your tabs back in case you closed something by mistake.
How do I stop duplicate tabs?
Duplicate Tab Helper prevents duplicate pages at the moment new tabs are opened. The extension searches for duplicate URLs and if found, the newer tab will be replaced with the existing tab without any efforts. Duplicate Tab Helper redirects to the tab so quickly that you don't even get to notice the effect.