Story from pal in struggle with bear (7)
I believe the answer is:
parable
'story' is the definition.
(I know that Parable is a type of story)
'pal in struggle with bear' is the wordplay.
'in struggle with' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'pal' mixed up with 'bear' gives 'PARABLE'.
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for parable that I've seen before include "Sower, for one" , "Story illustrating moral lesson" , "Bible story" , "Short moral story" , "Gospel story" .)