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Fit as a golfer wants to be? There's a moral in that (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parable

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'fit as a golfer wants to be? there's a moral in that' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'fit as' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'fit' could be 'able' (similar in meaning) and 'able' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'par' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for parable that I've seen before include "Meaningful story" , "Moral-carrying story" , "Story illustrating moral lesson" , "Sower, for one" , "Instructive story" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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