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Forefather described by romance story (8)

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I believe the answer is:

ancestor

'forefather' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'described by romance story' is the wordplay.
'described by' indicates a hidden word.
'ANCESTOR' is hidden in the letters of 'romance story'.

(Other definitions for ancestor that I've seen before include "Adam was our first one" , "not being of the modern generation" , "Antecedent, forebear" , "An escort (anag.)" , "Predecessor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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