- set_fact:
    group_identifier: "{{ item }}"
    group_items: "{{ combined_rules[item] }}"

- block:
  - find:
      paths: "/etc/nftables/ansible-managed/{{ group_identifier }}/"
      file_type: 'any'
      excludes: '{% for item in group_items %}{{ item }}.nft,{% endfor %}'
    register: removeFiles

  - file:
      path: "{{ fileItem.path }}"
      state: absent
    loop: "{{ removeFiles.files }}"
    loop_control:
      label: "{{ fileItem.path }}"
      loop_var: fileItem

  when: group_items is mapping