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Country is behind you, the farmer (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yeoman

'the farmer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'country is behind you' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'oman' (Oman is an example**).
'is behind' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'you' becomes 'ye'.
'oman' after 'ye' is 'YEOMAN'.

(Other definitions for yeoman that I've seen before include "Historical freeholder" , "Minor official" , "Petty officer" , "One may (anag.)" , "Warder of the Tower of London" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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