The common people (4-4)
'the common people' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(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" .)
'the common people' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
'the common people' is the definition.
(informal term for a common people)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for riff-raff that I've seen before include "Undesirables" , "Dregs of society" , "Disreputable people" , "rubbish" , "Hoi polloi" .)