What does the cryptic crossword clue "Quickly downed five in Le Café we hear (4)" mean?

The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Quickly downed five in Le Café, we hear Homophone (“we hear”) of “cinq (= five in Le Café, i.e. in French)” The answer is SANK.

Quickly downed five in Le Café we hear (4)

Independent Cryptic #11821 | 26 Across | 2024-08-29 flower

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