How to compare two cells and ignore leading and trailing spaces by using the TRIM worksheet function

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   Sub CompareCells()
       If Application.Trim(ActiveCell) = _
           Application.Trim(ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1)) Then
           MsgBox "Same"
       Else
           MsgBox "Different"
       End If
   End Sub