Spotted swimmer and reported location (6)
I believe the answer is:
plaice
'spotted swimmer' is the definition.
'plaice' can be an answer for 'swimmer' (plaice is a kind of fish). I'm not sure about the 'spotted' bit.
'reported location' is the wordplay.
'reported' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'location' becomes 'place' (a location is a place).
'place' is a homophone of 'PLAICE'.
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plaice that I've seen before include "Position the fish, we hear" , "Important food fish" , "Tasty flatfish I place here" , "Large flatfish" , "Flatfish; sounds like put" .)