iCloud for Windows Contacts sync issue with Outlook Classic (Part of M365 package)

I don't know if my previous reply is held pending...?  but it seems to have disappeared ?,

So I am sending the main points again for good measure.>>>

Thanks by the way for your reply above.

I completely removed all traces of iCloud from my PC and ensured that the iCloud Contacts were removed from the Address book as above.

No contacts at all showed up in address book tab after that.

The iCloud Plug in was deleted too from Add Ins.

The only Apple files in Users>Username>AppData>Local>Packages were associated with Apple Music App and iTunes on my PC. The iCloud files had gone after uninstalling.

Also removed the AddOn Plug in From Outlook

Once all uninstalled I downloaded fresh iCloud for Windows and re-installed. This all appeared to go OK. Then Checked iCloud Contacts were there in Contact Tab in Outlook. All correct.

Made this into an address book by >Properties> enabled tick box.

Back to Home Tab in Outlook then selected Address Book. iCloud Contacts there but the list is the old stale list again !!!. Its not the current one.

Where is Outlook getting this from. I'm just going around in circles here.

Any more help on this welcomed.

btw - thank you for note on New Outlook but I don't want to use this as it is just a web interface and you can't import Outlook .pst data files into it as far as I know. Why would Microsoft design a package like that?.

Anyway - I need some inspiration to find out where the old list is coming from.