Cryptic crossword clue
Corrosion is gathering about people of the country 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RUSTICS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "people of the country" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case people of the country = rustics.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RUSTICS mean?

RUSTICS noun
  1. A (sometimes unsophisticated) person from a rural area.
  2. A noctuoid moth.
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies having brown and orange wings, especially Cupha erymanthis.

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