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The Clue

Cut down, maybe (4 letter answer)

The Answer

EDIT

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Notes

The answer EDIT is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.

Related Clues

Emend
Redact
Revise
Rewrite
Abridge, maybe
Abridge, perhaps
Alter MSS.
Blue-pencil
Change a text
Change the text
Check copy
Check for publication
Cut, maybe
Cut and paste
Cut-and-paste
Database command
Emulate Fadiman
Emulate Greeley
Emulate Mencken
Mince words?
Prepare for print
Prepare for printing
Prepare for publication
Read copy
Splice kinescopes
Tighten the writin'?
Touch up
Work on galleys
Work on manuscripts
Change a sentence, say
Emulate Horace Greeley
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Exchange some words?
Make cuts, say
Shape up a script
Trim to fit, maybe
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Work at the copy desk
Make a long story short

Definition

EDIT as a verb:

1. (edit, redact) = prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
2. supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"
3. (edit, cut, edit out) = cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
4. (edit, blue-pencil, delete) = cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"