How do I restore the web clip widget to the Dashboard/Library folder?

Whilst following a discussion on "how to stop the dashboard from opening in Safari", I inadvertently deleted the "web clip" file from the /Library/Widgets folder. Is this an important file and how do I reinstall it?
Many thanks.

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Thank you very much for your help.
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