UPDATE 1-Smith & Nephew merger talks with J&J orthopaedics unit collapse over CEO role, FT reports

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(Adds background on the unit in paragraph 3, details from the FT report throughout) Oct 23 (Reuters) – Smith & Nephew's talks with Johnson & Johnson to combine with the US group’s orthopaedics

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