Success! Got it pryed free with a long skinny screwdriver. Then I worked it towards its hole with a couple pieces of leftover solid copper wire. Used them like chopsticks thru a couple deck holes while grabbing it with the needle-nose Vice-Grips. Once locked on, it only took a couple twists and she gave it up. I was agonizing over what I was going to do if I couldn't free it...

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