Possible Clues:

• The thing is, the editor is not one of 8 down
• One was not all for that thing with the editor
• The thing with the editor was not to be agreeable
• The thing with the editor is that he wasn't agreeable
• Employing
• The thing with the editor is that he was not in favour
• The thing with the editor was not to be a pro
• Not a greed for the thing at first?
• This is not a greed?
• Pupil once expelled after losing head complained