Cryptic crossword clue
Plain folk

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word COMMONERS

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What does COMMONERS mean?

COMMONERS noun
  1. A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
  2. Someone who is not of noble rank.
  3. (Oxbridge slang) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.
  4. (Oxford University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Cambridge called a pensioner.
  5. Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor, especially rights on common land.
  6. One sharing with another in anything.
  7. A prostitute.

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