Acquisitive editor printed in paler black? (6)
I believe the answer is:
greedy
'acquisitive' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'editor printed in paler black?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'editor' could be 'ed' (abbreviation) and 'ed' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'grey' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for greedy that I've seen before include "Avaricious and acquisitive" , "Very eager to get" , "Gluttonous" , "Wanting too much" , "Overeating" .)