Rod and whip for stinker (7)

I believe the answer is:

polecat

(Other definitions for polecat that I've seen before include "Kind of weasel, called skunk in America" , "Weasel-like mammal" , "Malodorous carnivore" , "American skunk" , "Weasel-like creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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