He takes stick in the Bible (5)
I believe the answer is:
herod
'the bible' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'he takes stick' is the wordplay.
'takes' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'stick' becomes 'rod' (I've seen this in another clue).
'he'+'rod'='HEROD'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for herod that I've seen before include "King of Judaea, temple builder" , "King of Judea who ordered the death of children under two in Bethlehem" , "Roman king of Judaea" , "Cruel king" , "Biblical king of Judea" .)