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Musical story of Nelson perhaps beginning to go around men (8)

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I believe the answer is:

oratorio

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'musical story' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'of nelson perhaps beginning to go around men' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'to' is within the answer.
'around' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for oratorio that I've seen before include "eg Handel's 'Messiah'" , "Handel's Messiah, for example" , "Large-scale choral work" , "Religious musical work" , "Major choral work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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