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Stick, shaft (3)

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I believe the answer is:

rod

<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 before)</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 "Old saying 'Spare the . . . and spoil the child'" , "Sceptre" , "Long bar or pole" , "Thin straight bar" , "Angler's pole" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The Mirror.
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