Turn a __ ear to; ignore

I believe the answer is:

deaf

(Other definitions for deaf that I've seen before include "Refusing to hear (entreaty)" , "Unable to hear" , "With impaired hearing" , "Receiving no sound" , "Unhearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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