Instrument of metaphorical meddling (3)

I believe the answer is:

oar

'instrument of metaphorical meddling' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for oar that I've seen before include "Scull" , "Bladed pole" , "Bladed implement" , "One of an eight" , "Crewman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Newsday.

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