How do I create a query which displays dots (....) after a certain number of characters within the field

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I would like to create a query on a field which after a certain number of characters adds/displays a number of dots to show the user that there is additional text to read. At the moment there is a syntax error using the following code in which it doesn't like the "Left" instruction:

X:IIF(len(description) > 5, Left(description, 5) & "....", description)

Note: "X" is what i am naming the field 'description' in my query screen in Access

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