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Wants massages reported (5)

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I believe the answer is:

needs

'wants' is the definition.
(needing is a kind of wanting)

'massages reported' is the wordplay.
'massages' becomes 'kneads' ('knead' can be a synonym of 'massage').
'reported' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'kneads' sounds like 'NEEDS'.

(Other definitions for needs that I've seen before include "shopping-list, say" , "Necessities" , "'..... must when the devil drives'" , "Is desperate for" , "Requirements" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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