He has a little place in the country, and a number of pounds for beer (8)

I believe the answer is:

villager

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(Other definitions for villager that I've seen before include "Country dweller" , "Member of a rural community" , "All-giver? (anag)" , "Small town dweller" , "not a City type" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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