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Rustic couple on lake (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yokel

'rustic' is the definition.
(yokel is a kind of rustic)

'couple on lake' is the wordplay.
'couple' becomes 'yoke' ('yoke' can be a synonym of 'couple'**).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'lake' becomes 'l'.
'yoke'+'l'='YOKEL'

(Other definitions for yokel that I've seen before include "Hick" , "Rustic person (derogatory)" , "Rustic - peasant" , "Country bumpkin" , "Unsophisticated rustic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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