Here's a challenge: How do I delete an unneeded locked BootX file????

Here's the background; Internal hard disk died. Have an external disk so set up the OS on that while I installed a new internal disk. That worked fine, installed the OS again on it & all is well. And no I didn't move it from the external, I started again.
Here's the problem; Thought I'd clear off the OS from the external drive by dragging & dropping into the trash. That all worked except for a BootX file that's locked. It's in folders System/Library/CoreServices. After trying a couple of maneuvers have multiple copies of these folders & the file in my trash & a file on my desktop!!
How do I get rid of this thing?!?!?

Another possibility. Depress the Option key when you empty trash. Should override the locked file.
 Cheers, Tom

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