Story spun to CE dean (8)
I believe the answer is:
anecdote
'story' is the definition.
(an amusing or interesting story)
'spun to ce dean' is the wordplay.
'spun' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'ce'+'dean'='tocedean'
'tocedean' with letters rearranged gives 'ANECDOTE'.
(Other definitions for anecdote that I've seen before include "Short account of an incident" , "Neat code (anag.)" , "Short amusing tale" , "Yarn" , "Short and amusing/interesting story" .)