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A fine story and easy to relate to (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

affable

'easy to relate to' is the definition.
(affable means easy to get along with)

'a fine story' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'story' becomes 'fable' (fable is a kind of story).
'a'+'f'+'fable'='AFFABLE'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for affable that I've seen before include "Amiable, genial" , "Pleasant and easygoing" , "Courteous of pleasantly easy-going" , "Pleasant and friendly in manner" , "having easy manners" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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