Reported as reporter, say (5)
I believe the answer is:
noted
'reported as' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'reporter say' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'say' could be 'note' (noting is a kind of saying) and 'note' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noted that I've seen before include "written down" , "Toned down and recorded" , "Made a record - celebrated" , "Recorded; famous" , "Remarkable" .)