Reporters nap with loot in the bag (8)
I believe the answer is:
knapsack
'the bag' is the definition.
(knapsack is a kind of bag)
'reporters nap with loot' is the wordplay.
'reporters nap' becomes 'knap' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'loot' becomes 'sack' (I've seen this in another clue).
'knap'+'sack'='KNAPSACK'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for knapsack that I've seen before include "Bag with straps" , "Hiking bag" , "(Hiker's) backpack" , "Pack sank (anag.)" , "Traveller's or soldier's bag" .)