Reportedly scrap outer garment to reveal vest? (9)
I believe the answer is:
waistcoat
'vest?' is the definition.
(I know that Waistcoat is a vest)
'reportedly scrap outer garment' is the wordplay.
'reportedly scrap' becomes 'waist' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'outer garment' becomes 'coat' (coat is a kind of outer garment).
'waist'+'coat'='WAISTCOAT'
'to reveal' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for waistcoat that I've seen before include "Clothing" , "Garment partly visible under a jacket" , "Something worn" , "American's vest" , "Part of a three-piece suit" .)