Reportedly dispose of monk here? (4)
I believe the answer is:
cell
'monk here?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'reportedly dispose of' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'dispose of' becomes 'sell' (dispose of can mean to sell something).
'sell' is a homophone of 'CELL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cell that I've seen before include "required for current generation?" , "Basic biological unit" , "Compartment in honeycomb" , "The basic structural unit of all organisms" , "Place of incarceration in body unit" .)