The Clue
Rework, as copy (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EDIT
Tags
Notes
The answer EDIT is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.
Related Clues
Emend
Modify
Redact
Revise
Reword
Blue-pencil
Check copy
Cut, rearrange, etc.
Database command
Emulate Greeley
Fix copy
Fix text
Mark up
Prepare for publication
Ready for publication
Revision, informally
Rework, as stories
Shorten, perhaps
Trim, as text
Work on copy
Work on manuscripts
Work on MSS.
Cut and paste, say
Do galley work
Do magazine work
Do newspaper work
Emulate Horace Greeley
Emulate Robert Giroux
Make the copy right
Mark up copy
Not leave alone
Strike out, say
Tidy up, in a way
Use a blue pencil
What diaskeuasts do
Make a long story short?
Make a long story short, perhaps
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"