Victim's tale? (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

sob story

'victim's tale?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sob story that I've seen before include "Tear-jerking account" , "Sorry tale" , "Tear-jerking tale" , "Pathetic tale" , "Tale to gain sympathy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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