Story that might take hours to tell (4)

I believe the answer is:

saga

(Other definitions for saga that I've seen before include "Old story" , "Medieval Icelandic legend" , "Long involved tale" , "Soap opera" , "Body of legend" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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