How can I find and permanently delete an address card?

Bought a new MacBook for my wife. Our server informed her that it could not send an email out with this address <tomjones-comcast.net>. Obviously a error. She corrected it but because she was unfamiliar with the process, she created a new address card as well. Now, however, when she addresses an email, the old one still shows up in scroll. She deleted the card but the old address still showed up.
I used the find command under the File menu with the old email address and discovered where it was located: Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.AddressBook/MetaData
where it was identified: 11C34DF1-16DA….etc etc.
I found it in MetaData and dragged it to trash. (later I emptied the trash)
It still shows up, however, but neither Spotlight or Find can locate it.
How I can find it and delete it?

Since the address was incorrect, the email was never sent. The name doesn't appear in the recipient file.
Since I entered my question at the group, my wife lost all - mail program and alll addresses. I've rebuilt it all with the correct address this time and all is well.
Thank you.
By the way I found all the addresses in the Trash in 5 "recovered" folders. Quite neat.

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