Asian article of clothing, reportedly (4)
I believe the answer is:
thai
'asian' is the definition.
(from Thailand)
'article of clothing reportedly' is the wordplay.
'article of clothing' becomes 'tie' (item of clothing).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'tie' is a homophone of 'THAI'.
(Other definitions for thai that I've seen before include "Sort of eastern cooking" , "From old Siam?" , "Someone from Bangkok, perhaps" , "Sort of massage" , "Indo-Chinese language" .)