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Burden left for bumpkin (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yokel

'bumpkin' is the definition.
('yokel' can be a synonym of 'bumpkin')

'burden left' is the wordplay.
'burden' becomes 'yoke' (I've seen this before).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'yoke'+'l'='YOKEL'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for yokel that I've seen before include "Hayseed" , "Rustic - peasant" , "Unsophisticated rustic" , "Countryman" , "Unsophisticated country person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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