Related Clues:

• Wield the red pencil
• Trim, as text
• Shorten a sentence
• Cut and paste, e.g.
• Polish film, e.g.
• Cut down, maybe
• Mince words?
• Cut features
• Tend to some p's and q's
• Abridge, maybe
• Cut out the bloopers
• Improve text
• Check for style
• Make readable
• Make shorter, say