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Unable to delete SnapCenter backup due to active clone

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SnapCenter

Issue

The backup deletion job fails with the SMCore_<jobID> message similar to:
 
2022-09-23T10:41:39.9492230-07:00 ERROR SMCore_168884 PID=[3220] TID=[388] Activity (Storage Resource Clone Delete) of Workflow (SnapMgrCoreService.SmJobActivity), Failed with error: Unable to delete the clone due to previous errors, please cleanup the clone manually. Error: Failed to remove volume: test_vol_data07052213374024213089

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