Ancient fable spinner (5)
I believe the answer is:
aesop
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ancient fable spinner</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aesop that I've seen before include "Greek author, famous for his fables" , "classic author" , "Poses as ancient Greek writer" , "Fabulous writer" , "Great Greek teller of animal fables" .)