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My ball is embedded in its own pitch-mark in the general area. May I lift, clean

{"status":"advice","headline":"NO PENALTY | Embedded ball relief in the general area","action":"Yes — if your ball is embedded in its own pitch-mark in the general area, you may take free relief.","rule":"Rule 16.3","rule_code":"Rule 16.3","rule_title":"Embedded Ball","rule_summary":"A ball embedded in its own pitch-mark in the general area may be lifted, cleaned, and dropped without penalty. The reference point is the spot right behind where the ball is embedded, and the relief area is one club-length from that point, no nearer the hole, in the general area.","penalty_strokes":0,"situation":"Your ball is embedded in its own pitch-mark in the general area.","options":[{"id":"free_relief","text":"Take free relief for an embedded ball.","penalty":0,"procedure":"Mark the spot if needed, lift and clean the ball, then drop the original ball or another ball in the relief area: within one club-length of the spot right behind where the ball was embedded, no nearer the hole, and in the general area."}],"suggestion":"Make sure the ball is truly embedded in its own pitch-mark and not in sand in a part of the general area where embedded-ball relief may be restricted by Local Rule.","procedure":"Lift and clean the ball, then drop the original ball or another ball within one club-length of the spot right behind where it was embedded, no nearer the hole, and in the general area.","branches":[],"clarifying_question":null,"answer_options":[],"clarifying_questions":[],"disclaimer":"This is golf-rules guidance, not an official ruling — the final decision belongs to the Committee or event authority."}