Dull, boring people from the backwoods? (6)
I believe the answer is:
sticks
'the backwoods?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sticks that I've seen before include "bits of wood" , "Old fogeys" , "basic furniture" , "Is bogged down" , "''... and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me''" .)