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Traditional story's conclusion on stage (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legend

'traditional story's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'conclusion on stage' is the wordplay.
'conclusion' becomes 'end' (end is a kind of conclusion).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'stage' becomes 'leg' ('leg' can be a synonym of 'stage').
'end' after 'leg' is 'LEGEND'.

(Other definitions for legend that I've seen before include "Old yarn" , "Person who has become famous" , "Motto" , "Celebrity" , "Story that may be untrue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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