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Being not subject to 5/24 doesn't mean they won't close your account after approval when they see a lot of new accounts. The too many inquiries can also be another reason for them to close a newly opened account (plus all other Chase credit cards already opened).
Maybe it's a good thing they denied it manually, so they don't have to close the account after approving.