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Like the tale of the ten foot man? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tall

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'tale of the ten foot man?' is the definition.
'tall' can be an answer for 'tale' (tall tale is a kind of tale). I am unsure of the 'of the ten foot man?' bit.

'like the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'all' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tall that I've seen before include "description of a giraffe?" , "High in stature" , "Of great stature" , "Unbelievable" , "Higher than the average person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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