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Fable perhaps in English, quite bloodthirsty all round (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allegory

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'fable' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'in english quite bloodthirsty all round' is the wordplay.
'in english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'quite' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'bloodthirsty' becomes 'gory'.
'all round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'all'+'gory'='allgory'
'e' placed within 'allgory' is 'ALLEGORY'.

'perhaps' is the link.

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(Other definitions for allegory that I've seen before include "Work of art intended to be understood symbolically" , "literary device" , "Animal Farm, for example" , "Story which symbolizes some deeper meaning" , "It should mean something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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