Workflow not attached to a SharePoint item

Hi All,
After published a workflow (runs on item created and changed), workflow not attached to an item and error occurs, this is my workflow status:

Hi Sam,
Do you see any workflows attached at the corresponding list/library level?
Go to List/Library settings-->workflow settings and can see any workflows attached/added?
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s p kumar

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