I can't select text within a text frame.

I'm very rusty with InDesign, so forgive me if this is a stupid question. I am simply trying to select text to cut and paste it. I have the Text tool selected, but I can't seem to select the text that's already in the text frame. The cursor doesn't even show up when I click in it. This only happens with one of my text frames. With the others, everything is working as expected.

Three possibilities:
The frame is locked.
The frame is on a locked layer.
The frame is on a Master Page.

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