Stretch concluding segments of tall stories (7)

I believe the answer is:

legends

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'stories' is the definition.
(legend is a kind of story)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for legends that I've seen before include "Old tales" , "The saintly lives" , "Myths or traditional stories" , "Myths or inscriptions" , "Folk tales" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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