Missile covered in report (8)
I believe the answer is:
bulletin
'report' is the definition.
(bulletin is a kind of report)
'missile covered' is the wordplay.
'missile' becomes 'bullet' (bullet is a kind of missile).
'covered' becomes 'in' (I've seen this in other clues).
'bullet'+'in'='BULLETIN'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for bulletin that I've seen before include "Regular news up-date" , "Blue lint (anag.)" , "Official statement for publication" , "News flash" , "Regular report" .)