Long ago it was written up in the dailies (5)

I believe the answer is:

iliad

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'long ago it was written up' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'the dailies' is the wordplay.
'ILIAD' is hidden back-to-front within the letters.
But, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for iliad that I've seen before include "LITERATURE" , "Homer's work" , "Long Homeric poem" , "heroic work" , "Old story" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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