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Just magic

Joe has been showing Penny how to calculate the numbers in a 3-by-3 magic square. Each row, column and main diagonal have the same totals. On the left is Penny’s first effort. But she thought it would make a good puzzle if all but one number were in the wrong position.

Which number is in its correct position?

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