Workflow Import Created Unusable, Undeletable Workflow Object

Hey everyone,
We have a massive, 37000-row approval process for one of our applications that we're attempting to move from one environment to another using the workflow import/export function in Workspace/Planning 11.1.2.2.300. The .exp file is 37000 rows and successfully exported from the application, but the import process hung and crashed. Now, when entering the Planning Unit Hierarchy, we see the object that we imported the hierarchy to, but workspace freezes whenever I attempt to open or delete the workflow.
I'm not sure if there's anything we can do at this point. We haven't tried a planning/workflow restart which we'll do when we have the chance, but were wondering if there is a backend table we could access to delete the workflow object from the application.
Any help you could offer to delete this workflow/approval process object would be appreciated!

Reload with FORCE option to overwrite what is there.
Otherwise, you will have Purge a lot of different tables. Here are some:
WF_ITEM_TYPES
WF_ITEMS
WF_ITEM_ACTIVITES
WF_ITEM_ACTIVITY_VALUES
WF_PROCESSES
WF_PROCESS_ACTIVITIES
WF_NOTIFICAITONS
WF_NOTIFICAITON_ATTRIBUTES
WF_NOTIFICAITON_ATTRIBUTE_VALUES
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