Small farmer (6)
I believe the answer is:
yeoman
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small farmer</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 yeoman that I've seen before include "Officer in the bodyguard of the British monarch" , "Land-owning farmer - beefeater" , "One may (anag.)" , "16th-century freeholder of a small farm" , "Countryman" .)