French-speaking African country (4)

I believe the answer is:

chad

(Other definitions for chad that I've seen before include "Punched paper; African nation" , "Landlocked desert country of northern central Africa, formerly a French colony" , "Feature of controversial election once" , "North central African country, capital N'Djamena" , "West African country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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