Made a mask, cannot adjust anymore now?

Sometimes I duplicate a layer. Then I run a filter on the dupe layer like unsharp mask.
Then I put a black mask on right hand side and then brush back in the filter.
Then after a lot of work I discover there is something I need to do on the image!
There is some dust I now see, but cannot get rid with clone or healing,  becuase the black mask is now hiding it the image part with the dust or problem.
I can disable the mask, but this wont work as I'll have to enable it again.
Is there anything short of starting over I can do? ie, can one "puncture" a hole in the mask...

If you read the original post I need to make a full duplicate of the background layer.
Why do you? - if thats really the case then you have not described what you are trying to do very well. Hence people's lack of understanding.
If you are merely trying to combine a filtered and non-filtered version with a painted layer mask, which is what the original post says, then the method I've given you works fine. Thats assuming you don't want it to be editable.
There is a completely non-destructive way to work, requiring an Instanced Smart Object. But something tells me the technical level you are at, then its going to take more time to explain, and you won't understand whats going on anyway.

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