Chaplin prop (4)
I believe the answer is:
cane
'chaplin prop' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cane that I've seen before include "A slender rod, perhaps for punishment" , "Staff < with walking-stick" , "Hollow stem of wood" , "A stick to lean on" , "Slender support for a plant" .)