Amusing stories (9)
I believe the answer is:
anecdotes
'amusing stories' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for anecdotes that I've seen before include "A short amusing story, probably true" , "yarns" , "Amusing short tales" , "Amusing short stories" , "Noted case (anag.)" .)