The common people (3,6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the common people</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hoi polloi that I've seen before include "The common people - in Greece" , "Plebs" , "(Often derogatory) term for the masses or common people" , "ordinary people" , "Proletariat" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the common people</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the common people</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(informal term for a common people)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for riff-raff that I've seen before include "Undesirables" , "Dregs of society" , "Disreputable people" , "rubbish" , "Hoi polloi" .)