Reportedly, the male host behaved like an ass (3-5)

'reportedly the male host behaved like an ass' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'reportedly the male host behaved like' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' becomes 'e' (I've seen this in other clues).
'the male' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'host' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are hosted or welcomed).
'behaved like' becomes 'hawed' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'e' going into 'he' is 'hee'.
'hee'+'hawed'='HEE-HAWED'