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This is the concern. Ok, do what would be the correction needed for this? And why is it ‘working’?

Worth noting I did test the wires and only the bottom blue and black where ‘hot’ hence my assumption the top blue was the ground.
you may find that the other blue becomes hot when the other switch is pressed, that will prove that it's a traveller.
 
That makes sense.

Ive noticed on the other switch there is a clear copper ground wire. Is it possible for the ground wire to be at only one end of the three pole?
 

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That's reassuring teletrix. ;)

I should clarify that the green wire was originally pigtailed and not connected to anything so I believe it's safe to assume this as neutral. My current assumption is the two blue wires are travellers (which I will test if the wire becomes hot after turning secondary switch on) and that this specific switch does not have a grounding wire but by having one on the other switch this should be okay.

Reasonable assumptions?
 
If your first switch is three way then the blues are travelers. Do not assume the green is neutral.
 

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