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We fabricate a 7-core EDF with absorption ratio of 2.5 dB/m at 1530 nm and measure EDF length dependence of gain characteristics. We confirm that products of absorption ratio and EDF length normalize output powers on cladding pumped multicore EDFAs regardless of absorption ratios.