The patient's nationality in Michael Ondaatje's 1992 prize winner (7)

I believe the answer is:

english

(Other definitions for english that I've seen before include "Would he sling out the language?" , "International language, by assumption" , "Race" , "side" , "Common language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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