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Story of some Yank joining the navy (4)

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I believe the answer is:

yarn

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'story' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'some yank joining the navy' is the wordplay.
'some' becomes 'a'.
'yank' becomes 'y' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'joining' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the navy' becomes 'rn' (abbreviation for Royal Navy).
'a' after 'y' is 'ya'.
'ya'+'rn'='YARN'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for yarn that I've seen before include "that'll keep you in stitches?" , "Anecdote" , "Spun thread or wool or tall tale" , "Long involved story" , "A long tale" .)

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