Great French article and story (5)
I believe the answer is:
fable
'story' is the definition.
(fable is a kind of story)
'great french article' is the wordplay.
'great' becomes 'fab' (short for fabulous).
'french article' becomes 'le' (definite article in French).
'fab'+'le'='FABLE'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for fable that I've seen before include "Story, often with moral" , "Allegory" , "Aesop story" , "Short moral story" , "Myth, legend" .)