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It's a long story (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

yarn

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'long story' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for yarn that I've seen before include "Story, and thread or wool, say" , "Long involved story" , "Rope" , "Rambling story" , "Spun thread; long story" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Evening Standard, the Universal, the USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Newsday and The Guardian.
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