Removing watermark from editable pdf

I am trying to remove a watermark from a client's file to prepare it for translation.
Background:
I don't have access to the original file and need to remove the watermark so that individual letters will not get mixed in with body text.
The watermark is internal version information for the client's use. It is not a copyright nor is it pertinent to the content.
I am using Acrobat Standard 7, but could move to another computer that has some version of Acrobat Professional. Or could conceivably upgrade to a newer version (though I am under a time constraint).
The files are unlocked.
This watermark apppears to have been created in the original software, which is not an MS Office or Adobe product.
Asking the client for a file without the watermark might be time-consuming as our contact may only have access to the pdf as well.
I cannot send files out or post examples.
For the first few short documents, I was having luck using the TouchUp Text tool to click on and delete on each page.
For those, clicking on the watermark selected the text with a box around it so that it was clear that only the watermark was selected.
Now I am working in a long document that seems to have no division between the watermark and body text.
I can delete individual letters if I can restrict what I pick up, but selecting the watermark also grabs the text below it.
Deleting actually removes body text from the pdf, which I don't think I've ever seen before. (Curious.)
I understand that removing watermarks should not be easy, but I have to get the text without the watermark somehow.
Other solutions create extra work and more deadline pressure.
Any other possibilities?

I was about to message you directly. Thank you for taking the time to consider this.
I am able to delete text without redacting it.
If I work in the standard mode (not advanced edting), my options are only to comment and mark up text, which is exactly what I am expecting from a pdf.
But if I switch to advanced edit options, I am able to delete text.
Which would be great if I could delete the watermark only, but I am able to delete content!
Entire section of the TOC just disappeared, which is something I haven't seen happen even on editable pdfs.
I do not want to delete anything except the extraneous version information sitting on top of the text I need.
I usually work in a Word environment, so I want to use those abilities here.
If I could just make the watermark something along the lines of "locked" or "hidden" it might be enough that it would not be picked up with the text.
I've started the process of asking for a new version from the original, which very likely lives in a different time zone far away.
I was just hoping for a faster solution.

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