Farmer in the spring (5)
I believe the answer is:
sower
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">farmer in the spring</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sower that I've seen before include "Worker in field" , "Farm worker" , "Broadcaster" , "One spreading seeds" , "Seedy operative" .)