Short quote included in factual account (7)
I believe the answer is:
recital
'account' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'short quote included in factual' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'quote' becomes 'cite' (synonyms).
'included in' is an insertion indicator.
'factual' becomes 'real' (synonyms).
'cite' with its final letter taken off is 'cit'.
'cit' inserted into 'real' is 'RECITAL'.
(Other definitions for recital that I've seen before include "One's performance" , "Soloist's performance" , "17 performance, for example" , "Concert performed by a solo musician" , "Musician's performance" .)