views terms taxonomy recent

(also posted at http://drupal.org/node/169955, but I realized this is a better place to ask)

Is there an easy way to generate a clean list of taxonomy terms used in the most recently created nodes?

Playing with views, I could create a list of terms used, but not a list with duplicates removed, multiple terms split apart (ie no commas), etc.

I'm thinking along the lines of 'Recent Topics Discussed', so I don't want the cruft of doubles/etc, just a way for someone to see XYZ was discussed, and a single link (via taxonomy) to items using that term.