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+# Find 2nd largest element using sort()
+numbers = [10, 20, 4, 45, 99, 6]
+
+# Remove duplicates
+numbers = list(set(numbers))
+
+# Sort in ascending order
+numbers.sort()
+
+# Second largest element
+second_largest = numbers[-2]
+
+print("The second largest element is:", second_largest)