One hit by player, icon reportedly (6)
I believe the answer is:
cymbal
'one hit by player' is the definition.
(instrument hit by a musician)
'icon reportedly' is the wordplay.
'icon' becomes 'symbol'.
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'symbol' is a homophone of 'CYMBAL'.
(Other definitions for cymbal that I've seen before include "Musical instrument (no use by itself!)" , "Origin of the Clash" , "Crashing instrument" , "Disc of metal struck by a percussionist" , "One of a pair of brass musical instruments" .)