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((a b) (c d) (d b)) -> ((b a d c))
((a b) (c d) (d b)) -> ((b a d c))
((h i k) (a b) (c d) (d b) (f g h)) -> ((g f k i h) (b a d c))</pre>
((h i k) (a b) (c d) (d b) (f g h)) -> ((g f k i h) (b a d c))</pre>

=={{header|VBScript}}==
<lang vb>
Function consolidate(s)
sets = Split(s,",")
n = UBound(sets)
For i = 1 To n
p = i
ts = ""
For j = i To 1 Step -1
If ts = "" Then
p = j
End If
ts = ""
For k = 1 To Len(sets(p))
If InStr(1,sets(j-1),Mid(sets(p),k,1)) = 0 Then
ts = ts & Mid(sets(p),k,1)
End If
Next
If Len(ts) < Len(sets(p)) Then
sets(j-1) = sets(j-1) & ts
sets(p) = "-"
ts = ""
Else
p = i
End If
Next
Next
consolidate = s & " = " & Join(sets," , ")
End Function

'testing
test = Array("AB","AB,CD","AB,CD,DB","HIK,AB,CD,DB,FGH")
For Each t In test
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine consolidate(t)
Next
</lang>

{{Out}}
<pre>
AB = AB
AB,CD = AB , CD
AB,CD,DB = ABCD , - , -
HIK,AB,CD,DB,FGH = HIKFG , ABCD , - , - , -
</pre>