Yokels (5)
I believe the answer is:
hicks
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">yokels</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hicks that I've seen before include "Tommy Steele (Thomas --)" , "Rustics" , "Bumpkins" .)