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Call inspires revolutionary story telling (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relating

'telling' is the definition.
(relating is a kind of telling)

'call inspires revolutionary story' is the wordplay.
'call' becomes 'ring' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'call'**).
'inspires' indicates putting letters inside (inspire means to breathe in).
'revolutionary' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'story' becomes 'tale' ('tale' can be a synonym of 'story').
'tale' backwards is 'elat'.
'ring' enclosing 'elat' is 'RELATING'.

(Other definitions for relating that I've seen before include "Narrating, recounting" , "account" , "Telling, narrating" , "Connecting things in thought or meaning" , "Rendering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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