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Columbian Mariajo Uribe holds a one-stoke lead in the women's Australian Open after hitting 6-under par in the second round at Royal Canberra.
Uribe sits at 15-under par, with New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko and South Korean Jiyai Shin one stroke behind.
Kristie Smith is the best placed Australian, sitting five strokes behind in fourth after scoring five-under.
Queensland's Sarah Jane Smith shot a 70 to be tied sixth.
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Four-time winner Karrie Webb was close to missing the cut line after a 74 left her at 1-under for the tournament.
Starting in the morning, two-time major champion Shin fired a 6-under-par 67 to follow her opening 65 and surged ahead.
The seasoned Shin was not too concerned by a bogey on the final hole of her second round.
Overnight leader Ko wasted little time in catching former world number one Shin in the afternoon and was tied with her on 14-under after her first eight holes yielded four birdies.
Fifteen-year-old Ko was backing up her dazzling opening round 10-under 63.
There is a good chance that Shin and Ko will be the leading pair and play alongside each other in round three on Saturday, something Shin welcomed despite some mixed emotion.
"I'm really happy to play with her," said Shin.
"She's so young. She's nine years younger than me. It makes it a little sad for me because I'm still young, but when I play with her, not anymore."
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