Exporting shows hidden objects

[KELVIN5FD9]

OK, so I'm trying to export something (whether as an image or PDF) that's supposed to look like this:

But when it's exported various artifacts show up like this:

Look at the centre of the first panel, there are two spines instead of one cut in two...

How do I fix this and export everything properly?

[Anna Lander]

Show please the Layers panel expended? it seems there may be some useful info.

[KELVIN5FD9]

[Kurt Gold]

Can you share this Illustrator file?

Also, which version of Illustrator are you using?

[KELVIN5FD9]

I'm using Illustrator 2021

You can find the file here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V96JaOAczIPPrBlJvF1o-JAvD8UY2VJB/view?usp=sharing

[Anna Lander]

There is a very complex structure 🙂
But what you can do quickly: change the order of the layers. Move the Top of Wings and Top of Wings copy layers under the Page Outline layer. Then the main gray shape ( = crocodile's head) looks fine after export.

[Ton Frederiks]

Export for screens and use artboards (include bleed) seems to work.

[KELVIN5FD9]

Yeah thanks... but the problem is that it exports the file in relatively low quality...

[Monika Gause]

The quality can be adjusted when you click on the cogwheel symbol.

[Kurt Gold]

I think it's some kind of corruption.

[Kurt Gold · Accepted solution]

I recommend to clean up this foul construction.

The two zombie clipping paths I already mentioned are corrupt objects. Normally they should not even be able to clip anything, but for some unknown reason they actually do clip an area. You can see it if you locate them in the Layers palette and then hide them.

Furthermore there are two other dubious (open) clipping paths (right below the zombies) which should probably be removed as well.