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Dog in story told (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tail

'dog' is the definition.
(I know that dog can be written as tail)

'story told' is the wordplay.
'story' becomes 'tale' (synonyms).
'told' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tale' is a homophone of 'TAIL'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tail that I've seen before include "Follow (a suspect)" , "Follow the caudal appendage" , "Follow closely - taper (off)" , "Rear appendage of animal" , "Follow -- rear end" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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