Bourbon damaged tonsil and ear (9)

I believe the answer is:

orleanist

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'bourbon' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'damaged tonsil and ear' is the wordplay.
'damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tonsil' after 'ear' is 'eartonsil'.
'eartonsil' is an anagram of 'ORLEANIST'.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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