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Continue a poem in translation, the start of a tale (4,4,1,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

once upon a time

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'start of a tale' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'continue a poem in translation' is the wordplay.
'in translation' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'continue'+'a'+'poem'='continueapoem'
'continueapoem' anagrammed gives 'ONCE UPON A TIME'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for once upon a time that I've seen before include "Tale opener?" , "Start of fairy tale" , "Fairytale beginning" , "Start of a fairytale" , "Fairytale opening" .)

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