Strange story told in article (5)
I believe the answer is:
alien
'strange' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'story told in article' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'story' could be 'lie' (story can mean a fabrication) and 'lie' is located in the answer.
'article' could be 'an' (indefinite article) and 'an' is located in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alien that I've seen before include "Someone from outer space?" , "Foreign (from outer space?)" , "One is from outer space, perhaps" , "movie!" , "Foreign - film directed by Ridley Scott" .)