Reportedly topical fruit (7)
I believe the answer is:
currant
'fruit' is the definition.
(currant is a kind of fruit)
'reportedly topical' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'topical' becomes 'current' (similar in meaning).
'current' sounds like 'CURRANT'.
(Other definitions for currant that I've seen before include "Cake ingredient" , "Extirpate" , "Small dried seedless grape" , "Small dried fruit" , "Small black raisin" .)