Oh, dear. 

I have  solved a question which was not asked :(

But the change to the attribute selection is rather straightforward so
to keep
my face I will call my solution an "analogy example"   :)))

> 
> Better you do tests ;-)
> 
> > ...
> > <xsl:apply-templates select="//index">
> >       <xsl:sort/>
> > </xsl:apply-templates>
> > ...
> >
> >
> > <xsl:template match="index">
> > <xsl:if test="not(preceding::*[name()=name(current())]">
> >   <xsl:value-of select="."/>
> > </xsl:if>
> >
> > </xsl:template>
> 
> Your solution totally ignores the entry attribute.
> Never mind! :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Oliver
> 
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