Tale from a bishop in local (9)
I believe the answer is:
narrative
'tale' is the definition.
(I know that tale can be written as narrative)
'a bishop in local' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'rr' (abbreviation for Right Reverend).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'local' becomes 'native' (relating to a particular area).
'a'+'rr'='arr'
'arr' placed inside 'native' is 'NARRATIVE'.
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for narrative that I've seen before include "Story line" , "relation" , "Telling a story" , "Report" , "Storyline" .)