Transparent light effect NOT transparent

[Luc5FF6]

I bought FILE #:  232919330

Which claimed to be a transparent vector , however when I open it in Illustrator, what I thought was the transparency grid is actually part of the image which I cannot seperate. I can't use it for its intended purpose unless it is transparent. Any tips? 

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

The background object is usually burried deep in the structure. Open the layers panel and navigate to the background object and switch the visibility off.

Assets like this absolutly need a background against which the effects are applied. Unfortuneatly the creators rarely put that object on a separate layer. Contributors could even upload this with instructions for buyers embedded. 

[Luc5FF6]

This worked, thank you so much!

[Abambo]

You're welcome!