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delete a single space in a line

hi i have a line like
TL1330000000800 000DE9248737900 08000TS0231DE92 87379AMEX0000.T N 0080000000 00000.

if there any single space between strings, i need to delete, if more than one keep the space as it is
can some one help

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man sed

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echo 'TL1330000000800 000DE9248737900 08000TS0231DE92 87379AMEX0000.T N 0080000000 00000.' | sed 's. ..'
TL1330000000800000DE9248737900 08000TS0231DE92 87379AMEX0000.T N 0080000000 00000.

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