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Staff reminder, no parking at the front (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rod

'staff' is the definition.
(both can mean a stick or cane)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for rod that I've seen before include "Former measure equal to a quarter of a chain" , "Instrument of punishment" , "Little boy" , "Thin straight bar" , "Stick, symbol of punishment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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