A genre of story, often expressing how societies began (4)

I believe the answer is:

myth

(Other definitions for myth that I've seen before include "Fiction" , "Common false belief" , "There's no truth in it" , "Wildly-held but false belief or idea" , "false interpretation?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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