It's a long story (4)

I think it could be either:

yarn

saga

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'long story' is the definition.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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

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