How can I remove an icon from the status menu when command and drag doesn't work?

I am trying to remove a status icon for an application I uninstalled. When I try to drag it, nothing happens, so removing it by the "command"key & drag method isn't effective. Is there another way I can get rid of it?

A status bar item should go away when the application quits, otherwise it belongs to some other helper application that is still running. Using a launch agent or something like that for a status bar item may or may not be the most user friendly thing, but it's no hack - there are Cocoa API's for status bars. If anything, the Menu Extras provided by Apple are the hacks, but I digress.

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