Crossword Genius

Epic story written up in some of the dailies (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iliad

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'epic' is the definition.
(Iliad is an example)

'story written up in some of the dailies' is the wordplay.
'ILIAD' is hidden backwards within the letters.
However, I'm unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for iliad that I've seen before include "heroic work" , "Epic poem attributed to Homer" , "epic work" , "Poem by 4 across" , "Homer Trojan war epic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app