The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EPIC
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EPIC
- Very long shot after one point
- Key picture is very impressive
- Web image maybe of impressive proportions?
- The pictures showing “Lawrence of Arabia”?
- English film of heroic type
- Empire pictures is screening “The Ten Commandments”?
- Long story shows eastern prince in odd places
- Mighty impressive record in charge
- Huge web image?
- Impressive eastern prince seen occasionally
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The straight part
We know that "like The Greatest Story Ever Told" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like the greatest story ever told = epic.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EPIC mean?
EPIC noun- An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
- In software development, a large or extended user story.
- Of, or relating to, an epic.
- Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
- Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
- (of a morphism) That is an epimorphism.