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A 46-year-old woman presents with sudden onset severe pain, redness and swelling in the first metatarsophalangeal joint. She drinks alcohol regularly and is overweight. Joint aspiration shows needle-shaped negatively birefringent crystals. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment of this acute attack?

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