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Tales of a lax sloven (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

novels

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'tales' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a lax sloven' is the wordplay.
'sloven' can be anagrammed to 'NOVELS'.
Though, I am not sure how this is indicated.

'of' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for novels that I've seen before include "Books of fiction" , "Works of fiction" , "Books for sloven" , "Long fictional tales" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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