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Sensor dry says 99 minutes for some settings and counts down but clothes are dry and timer still says 20 minutes

Had what we believe to be an airflow issue yesterday (clothes not drying, timer at 99 minutes). Cleaned hose, vent, and dryer. Now many sensor dry temp and dryness settings start at 99 minutes which has never happened before. The timer counts down and clothes dry well but they are completely dry and the timer reads 20 or so minutes. Is there a way to tell whether this is a sensor, timer, control board or other issue? Any help would be much appreciated.

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