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A screenshot of the thing might be helpful.
Is it a field (does it have a grey highlight)?
Can you go to the left of it (by pressing home etc.) then press delete?
I've been using Libre office exclusively for a few years and don't remember encountering strange unremovable characters.
Screenshot: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/pictrs/image/c94c681c-08be-4a41-82fd-88cf909c41e9.png
No grey highlight
Delete key didn't work
Check to see if they might be Bookmarks, or some other content organizer:
View -> Navigator (F5)
Check each category for what it could be, if you find it, right click and delete it.
