The first step is to stand behind the bike and eyeball the slot. These are cut with a saw of fixed width, so should be the same width top to bottom. If not, the top was pinched closed.
You can reopen the top by careful prying. Being steel, the frame is maleable enough to allow spreading back to size without harm. So your only worry is cosmetic.
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