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Cafe noir exhausted -- that's drunk here (6)

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I believe the answer is:

france

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'cafe noir exhausted that's drunk here' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for france that I've seen before include "Land of Bordeaux and Burgundy" , "Major European country" , "Can ref come from here?" , "Can ref travel to a wine region here, say?" , "[NAPOLEON] 's place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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