Consumed as a joke, reportedly by editor (8)
I believe the answer is:
ingested
'consumed' is the definition.
('ingest' can be a synonym of 'consume')
'as a joke reportedly by editor' is the wordplay.
'as a joke' becomes 'injest' (in jest).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
'injest' is a homophone of 'ingest'.
'ingest'+'ed'='INGESTED'
(Other definitions for ingested that I've seen before include "Consumed, ate" , "Took in (food)" , "Taken in as food" , "Took into the body." , "Consumed, absorbed" .)