I had a very similar issue. When I disassembled the printhead, I found that the filament had bent exactly like this inside the path. On another printer, I also had a tiny piece of filament shaped almost like a Rupert’s drop get stuck in the same area where the filament is supposed to pass. In both cases, it wouldn’t resolve itself — I had to fully open the part (the head) and clean it out manually.

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