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Loud, competent story (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fable

'story' is the definition.
(I know that fable is a type of story)

'loud competent' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'competent' becomes 'able' (similar in meaning).
'f'+'able'='FABLE'

(Other definitions for fable that I've seen before include "there may be a moral to it" , "Moral tale" , "Aesop story" , "One of Aesop's tales" , "Aesop's story?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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