Champion initially inventing stories, tokens of a bygone age (10)

I believe the answer is:

victoriana

'tokens of a bygone age' is the definition.
(things from the Victorian era)

'champion initially inventing stories' is the wordplay.
'champion' becomes 'victor' (I've seen this in another clue).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'stories' becomes 'ana' (archaic term for anecdotes or gossip).
The initial letter of 'inventing' is 'i'.
'victor'+'i'+'ana'='VICTORIANA'

(Another definition for victoriana that I've seen is " 1837-1901 bric-a-brac".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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