Tale with a moral (5)
I believe the answer is:
fable
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tale with a moral</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for fable that I've seen before include "Mythological story" , "Short moral story" , "Old wives' tale" , "It's not true" , "Myth, legend" .)