Problem statement 12
You added a field on the page layout as read-only, but still, an administrator is able to edit the same.
Debugging steps
There is no need to worry as this is the expected behavior. An administrator can edit fields even if the field is read-only at page layout. This applies to all the different profiles other than system administrator.
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