Small county (7)
I believe the answer is:
rutland
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small county</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rutland that I've seen before include "England's smallest county" , "East Midlands county" , "Tiny county" , "Small English county" , "Smallest of the historical English counties" .)