Un Zipping an attached file

I recieved an e-mail with a large zip file attached.
I double click on the attachment but can't open it on my minimac.
I did forward it to work and it opened with out a glitch.
Am I doing something wrong or does OSX not handle zip files.
Thanks,
Pete

Yes, attachment was xxx.zip
Tried to 'unstuff' it, but couldn't drag and drop onto unstuff icon.
when I click to open it asks if I want to open, I say yes and then it 'disapears"
Tried again this AM with no results.
Can open in Windows, but don't want to have to e-mail note to work to open
What do I do next?

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