telegraph no 677

[mohill]

Thanks very much jan1956, JRB and lloyd1e.  I am posting a reply here because the original is now well buried.

Yes, populace was the answer; the w I had was incorrect.

I don't have these two:

1. Incorporating traditional or folk-music styles(6) 

 - - - t - y

2. Unintelligent imitation (8)  p - r - - - r -

Thanks in advance

[jan1956]

2 could be parrotry 

Parrotry

\Par"rot*ry\, n. Servile imitation or repetition

jan

[geo0939]

Yes. Parrotry

[geo0939]

Rootsy

[mohill]

Thanks to both of you.

The other  question now has the form  - O - T - Y 

Just six letters so not country