The ordinary people of Italy, perhaps (5)
I believe the answer is:
laity
'the ordinary people' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'italy perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'italy' is an anagram of 'LAITY'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for laity that I've seen before include "Those not in holy orders" , "Non-clerical people" , "Non-clergy" , "Non-specialists" , "They're not the clergy" .)