Possible Clues:

• Finally blue-pencil i.e. b_____, d__ and worse, possibly
• Groom blow-dries mare’s tail to relieve of dirty bits
• Bimbo extremely lewd, perhaps come up and use a figleaf
• Censor wicked and loathsome extremists heading for Richmond in US state capital
• Cut the harsh words: cricketer bagging 500 is opener for England
• Clean up short work Delibes composed
• Censor words littered with bile at end of critique
• Cut libel words out upfront in edition?
• Expurgate the indelicate unnecessarily