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Reversing the square

I have selected a 5-digit number, which is a perfect square. I have created another number by reversing the digits of my perfect square. Neither number has a leading zero. If I subtract the smaller of my numbers from the larger the answer is another perfect square.

Which 5-digit perfect square did I initially select?

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