You may be able to find a leftover autorecover version of the document in the Word's temporary folder. Typically, that's:
C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word \
Alternatively, you may be able to find a leftover .tmp copy of the document in the Windows temporary folder. Typically, that's:
C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\Local\Temp

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]