Teacher ordering a cute rod (8)
I believe the answer is:
educator
'teacher' is the definition.
(someone who educates)
'ordering a cute rod' is the wordplay.
'ordering' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'cute'+'rod'='acuterod'
'acuterod' anagrammed gives 'EDUCATOR'.
(Other definitions for educator that I've seen before include "mistress, say" , "Trainer, teacher" , "Pedagogue, teacher" , "master, say" , "Instructor" .)