A movie was made out of it (6)

I believe the answer is:

africa

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'it' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for africa that I've seen before include "Location of 14 downb" , "Land of Malawi and Mozambique" , "The CIA and RAF are found on the continent" , "Continent in the Southern hemisphere" , "Place" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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