Southern right-winger has a tale to tell (5)

I believe the answer is:

story

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'a tale to tell' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'southern right-winger' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'right-winger' becomes 'Tory' (Tory is an example).
's'+'tory'='STORY'

'has' is the link.

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(Other definitions for story that I've seen before include "See 10 and 19" , "Anecdote" , "Tale - lie" , "Narration" , "Account, tale" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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