Rustic ploughing frame is gripped by left hand (8)

I believe the answer is:

yokelish

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'rustic' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'frame is gripped by left hand' is the wordplay.
'frame' becomes 'yoke' (I've seen this before).
'gripped by' is an insertion indicator.
'left hand' becomes 'lh' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'is' put into 'lh' is 'lish'.
'yoke'+'lish'='YOKELISH'

'ploughing' acts as a link.
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(Another definition for yokelish that I've seen is " Rustic".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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