How to select a locked item in Illustrator or find it - help

i have been given a illustrator file  with 2 million objects in it. i'm trying to select an icon and it's  locked so it's not letting me. how do i find where this icon is? i know i can go through and unlock every layer but then everything will be selected. i have  many more of these so finding one is only the start of my long journey.

Expand layers in the Layers panel and look for objects that are locked and, if possible, look like the object you want.

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