Can't remove 'lock'

[Ben Wise]

Folks,

I'm new to using GnuPG, and I am getting a puzzling error.
I can list the keys with no trouble, but if I
try anything else, I get this error:

	gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 1295 - probably dead) ...
	gpg: waiting for lock (hold by 1295 - probably dead) ...

This continues indefinitely. It sounds to me like
it somehow thinks another copy of gpg locked the
keyrings somehow. In the manual and FAQ, I can't find
locks anywhere, let alone how to remove them.

Does anyone know the fix for this?

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