African country out of bounds for Rod (4)
I believe the answer is:
wand
'rod' is the definition.
(wand is a kind of rod)
'african country out of bounds' is the wordplay.
'african country' becomes 'rwanda' (country in Africa).
'out of bounds' says to take the centre (the bounds or edges of the word are removed).
The central letters of 'rwanda' are 'WAND'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for wand that I've seen before include "Extremely angry" , "Magician's accessory" , "Sorceror's magic stick" , "Wizard's rod" , "Slender, supple stick" .)