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Exaggerated tale of woe (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sob story

(Other definitions for sob story that I've seen before include "unhappy tale" , "tale of woe" , "Victim's tale?" , "attempt to gain sympathy" , "Pitiful tale told to arouse sympathy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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