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Relate story that's revealing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

telltale

'revealing' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'relate story' is the wordplay.
'relate' becomes 'tell' (I've seen this in another clue).
'story' becomes 'tale' (synonyms).
'tell'+'tale'='TELLTALE'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for telltale that I've seen before include "Blabbing person" , "Informer - monitoring device" , "Betraying" , "Revealing or indicating something, like blabbermouth" , "Person who gossips or blabs secrets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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