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Those look like clipping masks.
Is the other file an AI file? In that case when you place the file, you force Illustrator to use the embedded PDF. Which then has the clipping masks. If you don't want that: open the file and then copy/paste the contents into the other file.
Please see this about Illustrator files: https://youtu.be/IpDh8Y7q8yE
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Those look like clipping masks.
Is the other file an AI file? In that case when you place the file, you force Illustrator to use the embedded PDF. Which then has the clipping masks. If you don't want that: open the file and then copy/paste the contents into the other file.
Please see this about Illustrator files: https://youtu.be/IpDh8Y7q8yE