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On a totally not entirely unrelated note, I have found ExifTool[0] to be quite useful for many tasks. Especially in combination with a bash alias or simple Automator action, to be used in the services menu, or as a droplet or folder action. [0]https://exiftool.org/TagNames/PDF.html

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That's exactly what I'm planning to explore as a workaround to remove the blank pages until ABBYY and/or Apple sort this out. :)