Safari remove website data - still broken

Hi, just eagerly downloaded the update which supposedly fixed the problem with the "remove website data" from the Safari privacy pane, the one that doesn't work, right, well, it's just the same as it ever was, cookies popping up all over the place, even after deletion. Again, I do not wish to trawl my computer looking for plists or prefs to delete, I just want the "remove all website data" button to work. Any others still experiencing this or is it just me? Has anyone found an answer to this yet?
Best regards
mackers

Hi ...
That was for Safari 5.1.4 > About Safari 5.1.4 for OS X Lion
The 5.1.5 update is available but no guarantees that will change anything regarding removing all website data. Click your Apple menu > Software Update.
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Wow you must have been watching me type and hit send since it took about 1 minute for the reply. Thanks.
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