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Feel boas and asps get nasty in old stories (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aesops fables

'old stories' is the definition.
(ancient Greek fables)

'feel boas and asps get nasty' is the wordplay.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'get nasty' indicates an anagram (a nasty or bad spelling of the letters).
'feel'+'boas'+'asps'='feelboasasps'
'feelboasasps' is an anagram of 'AESOPS FABLES'.

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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