Clear Recents in Show Recents Dock Menu

Hello,
Its probably been there for ever but I have only just noticed the "show recents" after right clicking a Dock menu item, this is brillaint, but how can I clear them?
I've tried clicking them while holding down modifier keys but I can't seem to get rid of them, I have also tried using the clear menu command under the Apps File menu Open Recent, but this does not work, and there does not seem to be anything in the Dock- System Preferences, so any ideas?
Cheers.

The number of "recents" is determined in System Preferences > General tab > Number of recent items:
You can clear them on the menubar,  > Recent Items > clear menu
Regards,
Captfred

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