Selecting objects like Freehand.

Hi,
I am having a little difficulty in selecting objects that were cloned and sent to the back of the original with a heavier weight. In Freehand (I know, everyone is sick of hearing it), I just clicked on the heavier weight and it selected. In Illustrator, I would have to send the front of the clone to a different layer and then would be able to select the back.
Regards,
David

Or lock the topmost object. Or use layers. Or use the Layers panel to select individual items. Or right-click and Select Next Object Below. Or just use one item and use multiple strokes/fills in the Appearance panel. Or RTFM.

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