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Trick and joke, reportedly, with clog (7)

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I believe the answer is:

congest

'clog' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'trick and joke reportedly' is the wordplay.
'trick' becomes 'con' (I've seen this before).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'joke' becomes 'jest' (synonyms).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'jest' is a homophone of 'gest'.
'con'+'gest'='CONGEST'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for congest that I've seen before include "fill with traffic?" , "Become overcrowded" , "Block up" , "Become or cause to become obstructed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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