Suggested paper fabricated report about backbencher? (7)
I believe the answer is:
implied
'suggested' is the definition.
(implying is a kind of suggesting)
'paper fabricated report about backbencher?' is the wordplay.
'paper' becomes 'i' (UK newspaper).
'fabricated report' becomes 'lied' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'backbencher?' becomes 'mp' (backbencher is a type of Member of Parliament).
'lied' after 'mp' is 'mplied'.
'i'+'mplied'='IMPLIED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for implied that I've seen before include "Indicated by suggestion" , "Suggested without stating directly" , "Unspoken" , "Tacit" , "I limped in hinted or suggested way" .)