Story, last part recited (4)

I believe the answer is:

tale

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'story' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'last part recited' is the wordplay.
'last' says to take the final letters.
'recited' becomes 'ale' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The last letter of 'part' is 't'.
't'+'ale'='TALE'

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(Other definitions for tale that I've seen before include "Story; lie" , "Report" , "Story or anecdote" , "See 20" , "Anecdotal narrative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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