Cherry table with scratch was filled in with gloss and ruined more! Need help!

My ex boyfriend put a long fairly deep scratch in my expensive cherry wood dining table. He thought he was “fixing” it by purchasing some wood gloss at a hardware store and “filling” it in, however managed to smear the gloss around the scratch so now it looks like a scratch with clear fingernail polish on it. Is it possible to remove this gloss or diminish it’s appearance or use something to even it all out? The grain is very unique and there are patterns, so I would like to deviate away from having to sand and re-finish, but will if necessary. Anyone know what I could do on a budget? Thanks!!!!!