The Clue
Do some copy work (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EDIT
Tags
Notes
The answer EDIT is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.
Related Clues
Copyread
Emend
Redact
Revise
Rewrite
Assist a writer
Blue-pencil
Check for publication
Correct copy
Correct, in a way
Cut and paste
Emulate Fadiman
Emulate Greeley
Pare, say
Polish language
Polish, in a way
Prepare for publication
Revise a manuscript
Rework, as a story
Touch up
Work on copy
Do a diaskeuast's job
Do galley work
Emulate Robert Giroux
Get to work on Time?
Go to work on Time?
Make the copy right
Move text around
Put in or take out
Review a review, say
Splice some shots
Strike out, say
Switch lines, say?
Time manager's directive?
Trim to fit, maybe
Use a blue pencil
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"