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An edit’s rewritten as an alternative (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

instead

'as an alternative' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'an edit's rewritten' is the wordplay.
'rewritten' indicates an anagram.
'an'+'edits'='anedits'
'anedits' anagrammed gives 'INSTEAD'.

(Other definitions for instead that I've seen before include "for a change" , "as an alternative option" , "Stained (anag)" , "In place (of)" , "Alternatively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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