The Clue
Work on 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
Polish
Redact
Rephrase
Revise
Rework
Act the diaskeuast
Blue-pencil
Change the text
Check texts
Correct copy
Correct, in a way
Cut for a column
Cut-and-paste
Database command
Emulate Greeley
Polish puzzles
Practice diaskeuasis
Prepare for printing
Rearrange, say
Revise a manuscript
Shorten, perhaps
Shorten, say
Touch up
Work on galleys
Computer menu option
Computer text function
Do a diaskeuast's job
Do magazine work
Give Life support?
Go over proofs
Make the copy right
Move text around
Polish film, e.g.
Salon job, informally
What diaskeuasts do
Cut down to size, maybe
Put in or take out, maybe
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"