### Clue: Beat with stick initially (5)
### Answer: BASTE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Beat with stick
 **Anagram of**(Beat) [BEAT **plus**(with) **the 1st letter of**(… initially) "stick " ].
Through the process of elimination, I think this is the answer, in which case, "beat" is definition, anagram indicator and fodder all at once. But I'm not sure.