How do I safely remove flash drive?

I imported data from flash drive. I cannot see an icon for the flash drive in order to safely remove it. Where is the icon? I have a 2013 Mac Pro.
Thanks,
jep

Go to Finder > Preferences > General, and for "Show these items on the desktop," check the box for External disks. Then drag the flash drive icon on your desktop to the trash. It will turn into an eject icon.

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