Rod is bachelor, and not stuck up (5)
I believe the answer is:
baton
'rod' is the definition.
(I know that baton is a type of rod)
'bachelor and not stuck up' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'BA' (abbreviation for Bachelor of Arts degree).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'stuck up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'not' in reverse letter order is 'ton'.
'ba'+'ton'='BATON'
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for baton that I've seen before include "Conductor wields it - or a policeman" , "It's used by a conductor and a policeman" , "Club, stick" , "one watched by players" , "Light wand" .)