Storytellers prepared to run races (10)

I believe the answer is:

raconteurs

'storytellers' is the definition.
(raconteur is a kind of storyteller)

'prepared to run races' is the wordplay.
'prepared' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'run'+'races'='torunraces'
'torunraces' is an anagram of 'RACONTEURS'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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