Hi Aaron,
People may be confused as to your ‘I’m new here’ - despite having being registered here for 7 years. 😉 j/k
AI tools… I don’t know what to say on this (and the following could very well be be wrong)… I think many editors on here may have chosen to stay away from AI - or reluctantly use if they have absolutely have to… for a vocal line of dialogue… or certain shot they can’t accomplish by other means, etc.
Editing out a short shot from a scene like you describe doesn’t really require AI tools - it is a simple enough task (for fan editors) to achieve with regular / traditional editing software. It may be worth scrolling through the Ahsoka edit threads on here to see if anyone else has undertaken that shot (or similar) - and ask them how best to achieve it?
Good luck with it, mate. Let us know how you get on - and post up a video clip of what you come up with for this shot. 👍