diff --git a/scripts/admin/clear_pending_files.py b/scripts/admin/clear_pending_files.py
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+"""
+Usage:
+    export RDMTOK=....
+    python3 clear_pending_files.py <id>
+"""
+
+import requests
+import os, argparse
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Clear stuck files from UI uploader")
+parser.add_argument("ids", nargs="*", help="Record IDs to clear")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# Get access token as environment variable
+token = os.environ["RDMTOK"]
+
+url = "https://zenodo.org/api/records"
+
+headers = {
+    "Authorization": "Bearer %s" % token,
+    "Content-type": "application/json",
+}
+
+for idv in args.ids:
+    response = requests.get(f"{url}/{idv}/draft/files", headers=headers)
+    entries = response.json()["entries"]
+    for entry in entries:
+        if entry["status"] == "pending":
+            response = requests.delete(entry["links"]["self"], headers=headers)
+            if response.status_code != 204:
+                print(response.text)
+                exit()