Naked animal, reportedly (4)
I believe the answer is:
bare
'naked' is the definition.
(without clothing)
'animal reportedly' is the wordplay.
'animal' becomes 'bear' (bear is a kind of animal).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'bear' is a homophone of 'BARE'.
(Other definitions for bare that I've seen before include "Not covered" , "State of deciduous tree in winter" , "Denuded" , "Unclad" , "Not clothed" .)