Singers reported in the paper (5)
I believe the answer is:
choir
'singers' is the definition.
(group of singers)
'reported in the paper' is the wordplay.
'reported in' shows a homophone (sound like) (reported can mean spoken).
'the paper' becomes 'quire' (paper measurement).
'quire' is a homophone of 'CHOIR'.
(Other definitions for choir that I've seen before include "Large group of singers" , "Chorus in church" , "warblers" , "Group of singers, often in church" , "Singing group" .)