Reportedly attacked law-breaker (5)
I believe the answer is:
felon
'law-breaker' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for felon that I've seen before include "Convicted criminal" , "sore" , "criminal from Texas" , "Person who has committed a serious crime" , "Serious criminal" .)