Accounts (5)
I believe the answer is:
tales
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">accounts</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(tale is a kind of account)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tales that I've seen before include "Stories, yarns" , "provided for defective juries" , "reports" , "accounts" , "Lies" .)