The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RACONTEUR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result RACONTEUR
- Storyteller overturned vehicle on new route round base of mountain
- Trained to run race, his performance is telling
- Eurocrat at work around November, an entertaining speaker
- Storyteller near court, upset
- Teller managed closure of East European banking company
- A current novel inspiring old storyteller
- After-dinner speaker perhaps disturbs our trance
- Storyteller regularly read books in heart of Paris
- Doctor ran to cure storyteller
- He delivers accounts including Norway – slapdash Eurocrat
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The straight part
We know that "Storyteller" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case storyteller = raconteur.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RACONTEUR mean?
RACONTEUR noun- A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.
- To make witty remarks or stories.