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End in story told (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tail

'end' is the definition.
(I know that tail is a type of end)

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

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tail that I've seen before include "Private investigator" , "Follow - rear part of aeroplane" , "Elongated appendage of an animal" , "Follow - dog" , "private eye" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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