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Tells, once more, confused tales (7)

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I believe the answer is:

relates

'tells' is the definition.
(relating is a kind of telling)

'once more confused tales' is the wordplay.
'once more' becomes 're' (prefix in words like 're-emerge' or 're-enter').
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'tales' is an anagram of 'lates'.
're'+'lates'='RELATES'

(Other definitions for relates that I've seen before include "Describes" , "couples" , "Narrates" , "Tells (a tale)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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