Possible Clues:

• She’d iron on the patch, but it was too big and had to be..
• Challenge importance by minimising what the editor might do for The Paper
• Belittle what an editor may do
• Wallpaper may be put in one's place?
• Cause to feel less conceited
• Deflate the overconfidence of
• Challenge importance of injury caused by paper stiffener?
• Show up and trim feathers as required
• Expose the limitations of someone's importance
• Reduce in importance a neat duvet filler's principle?