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I must stop tosser spinning yarns (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stories

'yarns' is the definition.
('story' can be a synonym of 'yarn')

'i must stop tosser spinning' is the wordplay.
'must stop' means one lot of letters goes inside another (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'spinning' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tosser' with letters rearranged gives 'stores'.
'i' placed into 'stores' is 'STORIES'.

(Other definitions for stories that I've seen before include "For example, scoops" , "See 21" , "Lies" , "See 12" , "Floors" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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