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The linkage identifier x was already assigned to the symbol x, and cannot be assigned

Came across this error message last week when compiling in the Flash IDE
“The linkage identifier ‘BottomRightBetButtonSymbol’ was already assigned to the symbol ‘BottomRightBetButtonSymbol’, and cannot be assigned”
You’d think I had more than one item in the library with the same linkage ID, but it was in fact caused by a MovieClip symbol with said ID [...]