Small farmer (6)
I believe the answer is:
yeoman
'small farmer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for yeoman that I've seen before include "Officer in the bodyguard of the British monarch" , "Land-owning farmer - beefeater" , "One may (anag.)" , "16th-century freeholder of a small farm" , "Countryman" .)