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The Clue

Time manager's directive? (4 letter answer)

The Answer

EDIT

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Notes

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

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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"