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Pole's forename, familiarly? (3)

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rod

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(Other definitions for rod that I've seen before include "Fishing implement" , "Stick, symbol of punishment" , "The fly fisherman's stick" , "Spare it and spoil the child, they used to say" , "Measurement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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