Linger among sordid rural community (7)
I believe the answer is:
village
'rural community' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'linger among sordid' is the wordplay.
'linger' becomes 'lag' (I've seen this in another clue).
'among' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are placed among others).
'sordid' becomes 'vile' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lag' placed inside 'vile' is 'VILLAGE'.
(Other definitions for village that I've seen before include "Settlement smaller than a town" , "little place" , "Rural community" , "Small community" , "Give all (anag)" .)