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Source of story of Egyptian god scam (true version) (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raconteur

'source of story' is the definition.
(a raconteur tells stories)

'egyptian god scam true version' is the wordplay.
'egyptian god' becomes 'Ra' (Ra is an example).
'scam' becomes 'con' (I've seen this before).
'version' indicates anagramming the letters.
'true' is an anagram of 'teur'.
'ra'+'con'+'teur'='RACONTEUR'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for raconteur that I've seen before include "entertaining his relations!" , "One used to telling stories" , "Skilful teller of anecdotes" , "A good teller of tales" , "A skilled storyteller, very entertaining" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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