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You mention “The iron edge is square in each situation”; just confirming that means the leading (sharp) edge definitely hasn’t been ground with a large skew? I’ve picked up at least one old plane that was like that (and the previous user had messed with the frog to try to – unsuccessfully – counter it).
Are the toes (I don’t know the proper nomenclature) of the frog lined up with the rear of the mouth opening (i.e. pretty straight)?
Can you swap an iron + chipbreaker from a “good” plane and test that (a #4 1/2 or #5 1/2 should also be suitable for the #7 I think).
Unlikely, but is the sole casting way out of square (i.e. is the sole flat)?
Could you post some photos showing the problem?