Poor smallholder (7)
I believe the answer is:
peasant
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">poor smallholder</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for peasant that I've seen before include "Agricultural labourer of low status" , "rude fellow" , "Rural person of low class" , "Member of rural underclass" , "One from the country" .)