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List the known distinct strings in $A$ as $a_0,\dots ,a_{N-1}$, where $N=2^m$, and use an $m$-qubit index quantum ancilla. Apply Hadamard gates to that register to prepareFirst, for each $j$ with $a_j\ne 0^n$, apply the available unitary operator that transposes $|0^n,j⟩$ and $|a_j,j⟩$. The pairs are disjoint because they have distinct index labels. Skip a transposition when the two vectors coincide. This producesSecond, for each $j\ne 0$, transpose $|a_j,j⟩$ and $|a_j,0^m⟩$. These pairs are disjoint because the data strings $a_j$ are distinct. No pair contains the term with $j=0$, and no later transposition moves an earlier output. The final state is exactlyThis clean subset superposition preparation uses at most $N+(N-1)=2N-1$ of the given transpositions and $m$ Hadamard gates. Since $m=O({\log }_{2}n)$, $N$ is polynomial in $n$; multiplying this count by the assumed polynomial size of each transposition gives a polynomial-size quantum circuit. The index quantum ancilla returns to zero, so the data register is a pure uniform superposition state, rather than a mixture obtained by discarding its index. The construction uses an available enumeration of the known subset; a membership oracle alone would not justify that enumeration.