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Agent goes to personnel department because editor changed what they'd written (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rephrased

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'changed what they'd written' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'agent goes to personnel department because editor' is the wordplay.
'agent' becomes 'rep' (short for representative).
'goes to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'personnel department' becomes 'HR' (Human Resources).
'because' becomes 'as' (I've seen this in other clues).
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'rep'+'hr'+'as'+'ed'='REPHRASED'

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(Other definitions for rephrased that I've seen before include "freshly set down" , "in other words" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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