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Model reportedly knocks place of employment (7)

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I believe the answer is:

waxwork

'model' is the definition.
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'reportedly knocks place of employment' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'knocks' becomes 'whacks' ('whack' can be a synonym of 'knock').
'place of employment' becomes 'work' (place of work).
'whacks' sounds like 'wax'.
'wax'+'work'='WAXWORK'

(Other definitions for waxwork that I've seen before include "Life-sized representation of a celebrity" , "Figure made from candle material" , "Image" , "Still representation of a famous person" , "Candle material effigy" .)

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