The conductor is reportedly mocked (5)
I believe the answer is:
guide
'the conductor' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'reportedly mocked' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'mocked' becomes 'guyed' (guying is a kind of mocking).
'guyed' sounds like 'GUIDE'.
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for guide that I've seen before include "One shows the way to others" , "One who leads" , "Lead or conduct" , "Mentor" , "directory" .)