Story about black piece of furniture (5)
I believe the answer is:
table
'piece of furniture' is the definition.
(table is a kind of piece of furniture)
'story about black' is the wordplay.
'story' becomes 'tale' ('tale' can be a synonym of 'story').
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'black' becomes 'b' (as in pencil classifications).
'tale' enclosing 'b' is 'TABLE'.
(Other definitions for table that I've seen before include "Food stand or numbers array" , "Chart; item of furniture" , "Flat surfaced piece of furniture" , "Array of figures" , "restaurant food" .)