The cackling female sat drunkenly around the place (6)

I believe the answer is:

athens

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(Other definitions for athens that I've seen before include "Plato's birthplace" , "Hasten to European city" , "Hen sat down in the city" , "Hasten to Greece" , "Mediterranean capital" .)

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