Prod; provoke (4)
I believe the answer is:
goad
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">prod</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(goading is a kind of prodding)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">provoke</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(goading is a kind of provoking)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for goad that I've seen before include "A dog to urge on" , "Spur, urge on" , "Prod with a pointed stick" , "Act as stimulus - with pointed stick?" , "that provides motivation" .)