Selecting the inside of a shape  - inside is white with no content

Hi!  I need to select the inside of this shape (white part only) and make an exact copy.  Am new to illustrator and can't figure this out except to manually make a shape that would fit the exact shape.  I could also make a copy of the purple area and make a copy and scale to fit.  There has to be an easier way.......

with the black arrow:
double-click on any path there (enter isolation mode). click on the inner shape. ctrl+c. double-click on blank area of artboard (exit isolation mode). ctrl+v

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