Fragments of straw, or a country yokel (7)

I believe the answer is:

hayseed

(Other definitions for hayseed that I've seen before include "Had eyes (anag.)" , "Yokel" , "Countryman" , "Simple country person" , "Rustic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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