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Daughter raised gold staff (3)

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rod

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'staff' is the definition.
(both can mean a pole or stick)

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(Other definitions for rod that I've seen before include "Angler's cane" , "Sceptre" , "something fisherman brings home" , "Former measure equal to a quarter of a chain" , "Fishing pole" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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