Reported dodgy act: no deal (9)
I believe the answer is:
anecdotal
'reported' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'dodgy act no deal' is the wordplay.
'dodgy' indicates an anagram (a dodgy or wrong order of the letters).
'act'+'no'+'deal'='actnodeal'
'actnodeal' anagrammed gives 'ANECDOTAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anecdotal that I've seen before include "Like slightly unreliable report or hearsay" , "Like some amusing stories" , "according to report" , "Based on hearsay" , "garrulous" .)