Wickedness in the village (4)
I believe the answer is:
evil
'wickedness' is the definition.
(I know that wickedness can be written as evil)
'in the village' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'EVIL' is hidden within 'the village'.
(Other definitions for evil that I've seen before include "Vile (anag) -- really bad" , "Malign" , "Very wicked or bad" , "Wicked - sin" , "Maleficent" .)