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One of two story-telling brothers said to be gloomy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grim

'be gloomy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one of two story-telling brothers said' is the wordplay.
'one of two story-telling brothers' becomes 'Grimm' (as in the Brothers Grimm).
'said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'grimm' is a homophone of 'GRIM'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for grim that I've seen before include "looking black" , "Very serious/gloomy" , "Unrelentingly harsh" , "Forbidding harsh and unpleasant" , "Stern and unsmiling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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