If you are seeing this while working on a "draft paper," it is likely because:

: If you are using a tool to pull data for your paper, this is a fragment of the website's styling that the tool captured. How to fix it in your document:

: Changes the mouse icon to a hand, indicating the item is a link or interactive button. Context in "Draft Paper"

: In the future, use Ctrl+Shift+V (Windows) or Option+Shift+Command+V (Mac) to paste text without bringing over hidden web formatting.