New tales got old (5)
I believe the answer is:
stale
'old' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)
'new tales' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'tales' anagrammed gives 'STALE'.
'got' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for stale that I've seen before include "past the sell-by date" , "Musty - out of date" , "Lacking freshness" , "Least (anag.)" , "piss" .)