Report coming from Oxford is patchy (8)
I believe the answer is:
dispatch
'report' is the definition.
(I know that dispatch is a type of report)
'from oxford is patchy' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'DISPATCH' can be found hidden inside 'oxford is patchy'.
'coming' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for dispatch that I've seen before include "Communication" , "Send promptly; murder" , "Post, perhaps" , "Kill, send off" , "Quickly deal with" .)