Rod possibly set out to cover two opposing points (7)
I believe the answer is:
stewart
'rod' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'set out to cover two opposing points' is the wordplay.
'set out' becomes 'start' (synonyms).
'to cover' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'two opposing points' becomes 'ew' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'start' going around 'ew' is 'STEWART'.
'possibly' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stewart that I've seen before include "chap..." , "Man" , "Racing driver" , "Scottish house" , "Northern clan" .)