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He told us the old, old stories! (5)

Ross

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aesop

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'he told us the old old stories' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for aesop that I've seen before include "A pose by Greek writer of fables" , "Classic fable writer" , "story teller" , "fabulous figure?" , "his writings were fabulous" .)

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