How do I make a dashboard web clip widget inactive and then delete it?

How do I delete a widget if I cannot access my dashboard because of that widget? Each time I open the dashboard it jumps automatically to a web page that wants to be the page I tried to web clip, but is just a blank page. I cannot use any functions of the dashboard.

Thanks dominic23, but the problem was that I couldn't reach that delete button in the dashboard (or anything from the dashboard, couldn't even see it for more than 3 seconds) as the dashboard would automatically redirect me to a blank web page as soon as I opened the dashboard.
I deleted the "plists" from the library affiliated to the dashboard (thus restoring my dashboard) and after I restarted the computer it worked.
Thank you for the reply anyway.

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