Short moral story (5)

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fable

'short moral story' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for fable that I've seen before include "there may be a moral to it" , "Aesop story" , "Myth, legend" , "Allegory" , "Mythological story" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Independent.

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