Fish caught with rod right away (3)
I believe the answer is:
cod
'fish' is the definition.
(cod is a kind of fish)
'caught with rod right away' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation**).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'away' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'rod' with 'r' removed is 'od'.
'c'+'od'='COD'
(Other definitions for cod that I've seen before include "Edible fish" , "Common food fish" , "to be paid for when it arrives" , "North Atlantic fish" , "method of payment" .)