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Without hesitation, order bent pole (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rod

'pole' is the definition.
('rod' can be a synonym of 'pole')

'without hesitation order bent' is the wordplay.
'without' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'hesitation' becomes 'er'.
'bent' indicates anagramming the letters.
'order' with 'er' taken out is 'ord'.
'ord' is an anagram of 'ROD'.

(Other definitions for rod that I've seen before include "Former measure equal to a quarter of a chain" , "Cane - shaft" , "Stick; angler" , "Spare it and spoil the child, they used to say" , "Staff" .)

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