Stories that may be read anyway (5)

I believe the answer is:

sagas

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'stories' is the definition.
(saga is a kind of story)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for sagas that I've seen before include "Tales of heroes" , "Long involved stories" , "Heroic tales" , "Myths" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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