Old tales re-edited (5)
I believe the answer is:
stale
'old' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)
'tales re-edited' is the wordplay.
'tales' can be anagrammed to 'STALE'.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stale that I've seen before include "No longer fresh" , "past the sell-by date" , "Least (anag.)" , "Musty - out of date" , "Not fresh, being least" .)