Trash & Strange folder

Hi All,
I have an iMac 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running Leopard 10.5.8.
The last 2 days I have had a folder in my trash called "Database" inside that folder is a TextEdit Document of 88MB - when I go to empty it I get the message that it could not be emptied because the item "Database.sqlite3" is in use.
Any ideas on what it is and how I get rid of it?
All help appreciated
Thanks
Morris

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