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Stage finales for popular stories (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legends

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'popular stories' is the definition.
'legends' can be an answer for 'stories' (legend is a kind of story). I'm not certain of the 'popular' bit.

'stage finales' is the wordplay.
'stage' becomes 'leg' (a leg is a stage of a competition).
'finales' becomes 'ends' (I've seen this in another clue).
'leg'+'ends'='LEGENDS'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for legends that I've seen before include "Myths, fables" , "Such as George Best and Stanley Matthews" , "Old tales" , "The saintly lives" , "People admired" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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