Remove dmg from Trash

I downloaded a Yosemite update a few days ago.
Nothing seemed to have happened, clicked again and then found I had downloaded two Combo dmgs.
It had been a long day, replacing a failed drive and restoring it's content.
I sent the 2nd download to trash and installed the first easily.
When I went to trash I found the 2nd dmg but was not allowed to delete it.
No big deal in itself, I suppose, but if anyone has a work around to remove this from Trash which would not unduly tax my few remaining grey cells, I would be delighted to here from them.
Kind regards.
Tom

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