Can no longer attach documents to tasks in Outlook

This started happening two days ago. I try to attach a document in the body of a Task (Outlook 365 - Classic - Desktop - Windows 11) and nothing shows up. It appears that there is a "place holder" in the task but it is invisible and you cannot click on it or open it. In the Task View, there IS the little paper clip indicating that there is an attackment but again, there is not anything you can open.

I need to be able to attach documents to my tasks. I've already done a FULL Online repair to Office but this did not resolve the issue. Please advise how to resolve this issue. See screen shots for reference.

• Task View indicates the attachment
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• When you open the task and click in the upper corner where the attachment should be, it "selects" the imaginary placeholder and you see these three lines.
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• If you drag the mouse over this placeholder, it appears highlighted and this is shown:
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• If you then hit backspace, the place holder appears to get deleted and disappears.
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