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Help needed to drop series where tag key also exists as a field key

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Description

InfluxDB version: 1.6-1.8 OSS

I have a situation where accidently I now have to names which are known to be a field key as well as a tag key.
I want to remove them as a tag key using drop series.
However, drop series fails because it detects the key to be a field in some shards.
Adding the ::tag suffix is not supported with drop series.
Delete from measurement seems to work (apart from the timeout)
How can I get these timeseries removed from the index as well?

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Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Reproduce the behavior with InfluxDB 1.6–1.8 using a field key that is also a tag key, then inspect the drop series and delete-from-measurement behavior; done means determining a supported way to remove the affected series from the index or documenting that it is unsupported.

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Assessment

Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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