Unverified report (6)
I believe the answer is:
rumour
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unverified report</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rumour that I've seen before include "buzz" , "Story going around" , "Hearsay, gossip" , "What "a little bird" tells you?" , "Doubtful story" .)