Submissive person (7)
I believe the answer is:
doormat
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">submissive person</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 doormat that I've seen before include "Submissive person; shoe cleaner" , "Wipe feet on this before entering" , "On which shoes should be wiped" , "Carpet protector or very submissive person" , "sometimes trampled on by trainers" .)