Reports he shot an apple south (5)
I believe the answer is:
tells
'reports' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'he shot an apple south' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'south' could be 's' (synonyms) and 's' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tell' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tells that I've seen before include "Counts" , "Informs, recounts" , "Narrates" .)