Newspaper article, 'the absence of war' being reported (5)
I believe the answer is:
piece
'newspaper article' is the definition.
('piece' can be a synonym of 'newspaper article')
'the absence of war being reported' is the wordplay.
'the absence of war' becomes 'peace' (I've seen this before).
'being reported' shows a homophone (sound like).
'peace' sounds like 'PIECE'.
(Other definitions for piece that I've seen before include "Bit; item" , "Bit - part" , "A bit of something" , "that may follow show after work party?" , "Bishop, for one" .)