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Reportedly, wants to make some dough (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kneads

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'to make some dough' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'reportedly wants' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'wants' becomes 'needs' ('need' can be a synonym of 'want').
'needs' sounds like 'KNEADS'.

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(Other definitions for kneads that I've seen before include "Massages, dough perhaps" , "Works and presses with the hands" , "Works (dough) with the hands" , "Works together into a mass" , "Massages, dough say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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