Traveller told tales, then came back (7)
I believe the answer is:
replied
'came back' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'traveller told tales' is the wordplay.
'traveller' becomes 'rep' (travel company worker).
'told tales' becomes 'lied'.
'rep'+'lied'='REPLIED'
'then' is the link.
(Other definitions for replied that I've seen before include "Wrote back" , "Responded" , "Made some response" , "Gave answer" , "Answered back" .)