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Drunk, I complain constantly about Tory leader's party (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

litigant

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'party' is the definition.
(I know that litigant is a type of party)

'drunk i complain constantly' is the wordplay.
'drunk' becomes 'lit' (slang term).
'complain constantly' becomes 'gant' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'lit'+'i'+'gant'='LITIGANT'

'about tory leader's' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for litigant that I've seen before include "Plaintiff" , "One going to law" , "Party in lawsuit" , "Instigator of a courtly battle" , "One conducting a law suit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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