Epic story held back by the national dailies (5)

I believe the answer is:

iliad

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'epic' is the definition.
(I know that Iliad is a epic)

'story held back by the national dailies' is the wordplay.
'ILIAD' is hidden backwards in amongst the letters.
But, I am uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for iliad that I've seen before include "long story" , "Greek epic poem about the Trojan War" , "Homer Trojan war epic" , "Epic poem attributed to Homer" , "tale of woes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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