Bloke from France declining to shore up its African capital (8)

I believe the answer is:

algernon

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'bloke' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for algernon that I've seen before include "Noel rang (anag) - boy's name" , "Man's name" , "Boy" , "Nag loner (anag) ___ boy's name" , "-- Swinburne, English poet" .)

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