Encounters report on beef and pork, say (5)
I believe the answer is:
meats
'beef and pork say' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'encounters report' is the wordplay.
'encounters' becomes 'meets' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'encounter').
'report' shows a homophone (sound like) (as heard, or reported by someone).
'meets' is a homophone of 'MEATS'.
'on' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for meats that I've seen before include "Pork, lamb, beef etc" , "Steam (anag.)" .)