Stick or shaft (3)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">stick</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">shaft</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rod that I've seen before include "Sceptre" , "Bar, shaft" , "Staff" , "Former measure equal to a quarter of a chain" , "Fisherman's item" .)