Unable to remove something from Menu Bar

I was setting up a VPN client, but something went wrong... I had checked the option to show the status in the menu bar, and since then every time I put the cursor on the icon I get the Beachball of Death. Also, my clock is stuck.
I've de-selected the option for that status item, but it made no difference. I tried FQ'ing Settings and Finder, but that didn't help. How else can I get that icon off the menu bar?

Memu extras shown on the menu bar are stored in the com.apple.systemuiserver.plist file in your /Library/Preferences/. This Terminal app command lists all enabled:
*defaults read com.apple.systemuiserver menuExtras*

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