Neat code translated into story (8)
I believe the answer is:
anecdote
'story' is the definition.
(an amusing or interesting story)
'neat code translated' is the wordplay.
'translated' indicates anagramming the letters.
'neat'+'code'='neatcode'
'neatcode' with letters rearranged gives 'ANECDOTE'.
'into' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for anecdote that I've seen before include "Brief story" , "A short tale, usually true" , "One acted over interesting story" , "Short entertaining story" , "Brief tale" .)