He has an inferior position among the lesser fry (4)
I believe the answer is:
serf
'he has an inferior position' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'among the lesser fry' is the wordplay.
'among' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'SERF' can be found hidden inside 'lesser fry'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for serf that I've seen before include "Feudal subject" , "Person required to work for a lord" , "Subservient labourer" , "Person bound to the land and owned by a feudal lord" , "Labourer bound" .)