Charlie Chaplin prop (4)
I believe the answer is:
cane
'charlie 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 "Eg, bamboo; punish" , "A light rod once used for punishment" , "Stem of palm" , "not beet" , "Malacca, perhaps" .)