Rumour, gossip (7)
I believe the answer is:
hearsay
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">rumour</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">gossip</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(hearsay is a kind of gossip)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hearsay that I've seen before include "Common talk" , "Gossip passed around by word of mouth" , "Based on report given by others" , "Testimony not based on direct knowledge" , "Gossip or idle talk - it's not evidence" .)