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Story one acted out (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anecdote

'story' is the definition.
(an amusing or interesting story)

'one acted out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'one'+'acted'='oneacted'
'oneacted' anagrammed gives 'ANECDOTE'.

(Other definitions for anecdote that I've seen before include "Account regarded as unreliable" , "Yarn" , "Brief story" , "Humorous story" , "Short narration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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