Pick up a story (5)
I believe the answer is:
scoop
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'pick up' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'a story' is the second definition.
(scoop is a kind of story)
(Other definitions for scoop that I've seen before include "bail" , "Hot story" , "Type of ladle" , "Piece of news that no-one else has" , "Haul" .)