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Attlee drunk with duke in boozer (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ladette

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

'attlee drunk with duke' is the wordplay.
'drunk with' indicates an anagram.
'duke' becomes 'd' (abbreviation).
'attlee' anagrammed with 'd' can make 'LADETTE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ladette that I've seen before include "Young woman with a loutish lifestyle?" , "Foul-mouthed, beer-swilling girl" , "Coarse young woman" , "lively girl" , "boisterous madam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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