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Rustic American in chicken farming (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hick

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'rustic' is the definition.
(I know that hick is a type of rustic)

'in chicken farming' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'HICK' is hidden within 'chicken farming'.

'american' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for hick that I've seen before include "Yokel (American)" , "Bumpkin" .)

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