Report in the paper of a scrap (5)
I believe the answer is:
piece
I believe this is a triple definition!
'report' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'in' acts as a link.
'the paper' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
'of' acts as a link.
'a scrap' is the third definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for piece that I've seen before include "See 3" , "Chessman - part - firearm" , "A part of something" , "Scrap - musical work" , "that may follow show after work party?" .)