Days after rift, café closed early and moved the ones guiding in the streets (7,6)

I believe the answer is:

traffic lights

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(Other definitions for traffic lights that I've seen before include "Road feature" , "Illuminated road signals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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