Rod; workforce (5)
I believe the answer is:
staff
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">rod</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">workforce</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean a group of workers)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for staff that I've seen before include "Administrators etc - stick" , "the general's assistants recognised" , "Rules needed for scoring" , "something orchestra member may look at" , "Walking-stick" .)