Randomly assign a range of numbers across the same number of cells

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I have written a script (my first) to generate the numbers 2-12, and assign these values in random order across a range of cells. My code works most of the time, but occasionally two instances of the same number occur. Please can someone help me improve my code? Thanks.

Row 1 and Column A are =RAND() and will be hidden.
Row 2 and Column B are as shown here. These should contain the values 2..12 in a random order.
As you can see, Column B has two 6s and no 9.
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Help much appreciated, thanks.
 

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C2:M2C2=INDEX(UNIQUE(RANDARRAY(100,,2,12,1)),SEQUENCE(,11))
B3:B13B3=INDEX(UNIQUE(RANDARRAY(100,,2,12,1)),SEQUENCE(11))
Dynamic array formulas.
 
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Thinking about it, this is a simpler way
Excel Formula:
=SORTBY(SEQUENCE(11,,2),RANDARRAY(11))
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Excel Formula:
=SORTBY(SEQUENCE(,11,2),RANDARRAY(,11))
 
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Thank you :) I have tried both suggestions but I get Name Error. Quite possibly because I erred about my Excel version - its not 365, its Office Professional Plus 2019. Does that make a difference please? Or am I doing something incorrectly? Thanks again.
 
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Glad we could help & thanks for the feedback.
 
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