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Rule of law I care about damaged listener (11,3)

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I believe the answer is:

cauliflower ear

'damaged listener' is the definition.

'rule of law i care about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rule'+'of'+'law'+'i'+'care'='ruleoflawicare'
'ruleoflawicare' with letters rearranged gives 'CAULIFLOWER EAR'.

(Other definitions for cauliflower ear that I've seen before include "Damaged organ" , "Battle-scarred lug" , "damaged appendage" , "Auricular deformation seen in boxers and rugby forwards?" , "result of being battered?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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