How do i open a corrupt spreadsheet?

I have a financial spreadsheet i accidently cut and pasted source code into a cell and it crashed Numbers.
Now when i open that spreadsheet, it goes to load, appears on the screen briefly, then i assume, loads the source code i accidently pasted in there and crashes over and over again.
It's stored on icloud so i can't go into my time machine and get an older version, i also can't open an older version on icloud as i have not found a way to do so without opening it first.
I cannot open it on icloud.com or export it in a different format, it crashes there as well.
I know MS Excel has a feature to open a spreadsheet in 'safe mode' which is a scaled down version in such cases.
Does Numbers have a way to open a 'light' version of a corrupt spreadsheet?

Thank you! I did not know they were also stored local!
I was able to use my iCloud folder located in my 'Favorites" in my finder to roll back and restore.
Thanks again, Saved me from having to re do 15 days of financials!!

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