GitHub Actions run stuck queued with zero jobs and HTTP 409

[Valad092]

A GitHub Actions workflow run has been stuck in queued for many hours, with zero jobs. Both the standard cancel and force-cancel endpoints return HTTP 409 with the message:

Cannot cancel a workflow run that has not been queued yet.

The workflow troubleshooting guide describes this state and points to GitHub Support. Is there a supported way for someone without direct technical support to have the existing run reconciled or cancelled while preserving its record and avoiding a second run?

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