Massages one requires, reportedly (6)
I believe the answer is:
kneads
'massages' is the definition.
('knead' can be a synonym of 'massage')
'one requires reportedly' is the wordplay.
'one requires' becomes 'needs' (I've seen this before).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'needs' is a homophone of 'KNEADS'.
(Other definitions for kneads that I've seen before include "Works (dough) with the hands" , "Massages, dough perhaps" , "Works and presses with the hands" , "Works together into a mass" , "Massages, dough say" .)