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It's a long story (4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

yarn

saga
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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 Newsday, the Universal, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the USA Today and The New York Times.
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