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Old story of Achilles' heel? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

legend

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'old story' is the definition.
(traditional story)

'achilles' heel?' is the wordplay.
'achilles'' becomes 'leg' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'heel?' becomes 'end' (I've seen this in another clue).
'leg'+'end'='LEGEND'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for legend that I've seen before include "Ancient story" , "Caption; very well known" , "Story about mytical beings" , "Story of mythical beings or events" , "The story of Achilles, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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