The Clue
Do desk work at a newspaper (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EDIT
Tags
Notes
The answer EDIT is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.
Related Clues
Alter
Emend
Redact
Revise
Rework
Blue-pencil
Check texts
Correct copy
Cut for a column
Kind of menu
Make emendations
Polish, in a way
Prepare copy
Prepare for publication
Ready for print
Tailor a tale
Tinker with, in a way
Work on copy
Work on galleys
Work in the media
Work on MSS.
Common menu option
Emulate Charles Merz
Emulate Robert Giroux
Get copy right
Make the copy right
Make shorter, say
Mark up copy
Microsoft Word option
Polish film, e.g.
Salon job, informally
Shape up a script
Time manager's directive?
Trim to fit, maybe
Tweak some text
What diaskeuasts do
Work in the cutting room
Work for Hearst, e.g.
Weed out or change words
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"