Gallant rustic lad, quaintly (5)

I believe the answer is:

swain

(Other definitions for swain that I've seen before include "Country boy" , "Poetically, a young lover or suitor" , "Country youth; lover" , "Old word for young lover" , "Rustic suitor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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