Safe to play record with gunk?


I have put a 12" vinyl album through a ultrasonic cleaner and then cleaned it with a VPI 16.5 RCM. There was a piece of gunk that I had to use my fingernail to scratch off as much as I could before cleaning with the VPI. Some of the gunk may still be in the grooves. Will it hurt my needle and/or cartridge to play this record? Thanks for your help
tjones20

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A simple risk benefit analysis would lean toward not playing through the gunk.