Indian peasant (4)
I believe the answer is:
ryot
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">indian peasant</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ryot that I've seen before include "Indian peasant is a tyro" , "The Indian peasant sounds like a civil commotion" .)