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Want massage, reportedly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

need

'want' is the definition.
(I know that want can be written as need)

'massage reportedly' is the wordplay.
'massage' becomes 'knead' (synonyms).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'knead' is a homophone of 'NEED'.

(Other definitions for need that I've seen before include "privation" , "A condition" , "Cry out for - prerequisite" , "destitute state" , "Lack - demand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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