Agricultural labourers of old (8)

I believe the answer is:

peasants

(Other definitions for peasants that I've seen before include "Farm labourers, now archaic" , "Poor people" , "Old rustic workers" , "Agricultural labourers" , "Anapests about farm labourers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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