Clean the ferrule first. Sometimes a little debris will cause a poor fit. Press fit snug--not ram tight. Have someone else listen carefully to locate the source of the click, whether in the glued-in portion of the spigot or the portion covered by the female of the tip section. For that matter, you may find the click is from somewhere or something else--for instance, a wrap, or guide, or smidge of finish overlapping from the blank to the spigot. Pinch the rod at likely spots as you flex it and you can probably find the exact location of the click. Perhaps you've done all this, but otherwise, I'll just say a click isn't always where it seems to be. Wax will likely take care of it if it is on the male part of the spigot--minimal application, and don't allow it to "lubricate" (paraffin) to too tight a fit or snug the fit so much (beeswax) that the depth the spigot is inserted is significantly shortened. Keep it clean.
I see I missed that this is a blank only--no wraps and guides installed? Clean the ferrule. The female should be wrapped before you do any flexing of the blank, and as retiredfisher mentioned, that alone may end the click.
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