Encounter report of beef, say (4)
I believe the answer is:
meet
'encounter' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'report of beef say' is the wordplay.
'report of' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'beef say' becomes 'meat' (beef is a kind of meat).
'meat' is a homophone of 'MEET'.
(Other definitions for meet that I've seen before include "Appropriate" , "Attend" , "Touch; suitable (arch.)" , "Come upon" , "Hunting gathering" .)