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A regular user failed to flag a question that was duplicated a week ago

Everything has now been migrated to Superuser. I have voted to close the second question as a duplicate of the first there. All of the answers migrated over. We could certainly debate the decisions ...
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Is it possible to cancel a flag or change it?

You can retract a flag, but you won't be able to put a new flag on the same post. From Meta Stack Exchange: To retract a flag, click the flag link again and the button should become Retract Flag. [...
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What flag should be used for customer service questions?

Since you're still just flagging, and not actually voting to close, I suggest using the "blatantly off-topic" flag. Once you get the privilege to vote to close, you should use a custom reason.
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How should I have edited this question differently?

Your edit summary could have been a bit more detailed, but I think those two reviewers were incorrect. We often guide people how to indicate that a question isn't a duplicate to another, and part of ...
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I made a terrible mistake with flagging for moderator attention! How can I reverse it?

As of July 7, 2016, the ability to retract a flag on a Question or Answer is now live on Meta Stack Exchange and will be rolled out to the rest of the network "soon". At present, there are no plans ...
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