HI @Angela Adams ,
Please check if there are some lookup columns(list column or site column) in existing list.
Try to create a new list from list template without lookup column to compare the result.
Per my test, even if I have a lookup column in the source list, I can successfully create a new list based on it.
The lookup column in your source list appears to be corrupted. Please check it.
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