The Clue
Get copy right (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EDIT
Tags
Notes
The answer EDIT is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.
Related Clues
Emend
Redact
Rephrase
Revise
Rewrite
Alter MSS.
Blue-pencil
Change the text
Change the wording of
Check texts
Check for typos, etc.
Correct copy
Correct texts
Cut for a column
Cut, maybe
Delete, with "out"
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Expunge, with "out"
Polish prose
Prepare for publication
Rearrange, say
Revise a manuscript
Rework, as copy
Work on copy
Work on manuscripts
Computer menu option
Cut and paste, say
Do galley work
Go to work on Time?
Mark one's words?
Move text around
Review a review, say
Smooth out copy
Strike out, say
Switch lines, say?
What diaskeuasts do
Do some copy work
Do some film work
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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"