DNSMASQ_CONFIG FTL failed to start due to failed to create listening socket for port 53: Address already in use

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Hello I was running my pi-hole for about 2 weeks when I accidentally unplugged the raspberry pi and now I get the error

DNSMASQ_CONFIG FTL failed to start due to failed to create listening socket for port 53: Address already in use
when I run
sudo netstat -tulpn on the pi it says 608/lighttpd TCP is listening to port 53

Expected Behaviour:

The pi-hole should start up after a restart and work

Actual Behaviour:

I get an error of FTL not starting

Debug Token:

https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/E0iSFgVe/

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You have an instance of dnsmasq loading on restart, and this is preventing pihole-FTL from binding to port 53.

pihole-FTL embeds dnsmasq, so there is no need for a separate dnsmasq instance.

*** [ DIAGNOSING ]: Ports in use
[::1]:631 cupsd (IPv6)
127.0.0.1:631 cupsd (IPv4)
[53] is in use by dnsmasq (https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/prerequisites/#ports)

Stop and disable dnsmasq, then restart FTL.

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