Bound to have it returned by the editor (4)
I believe the answer is:
tied
'bound' is the definition.
('tie' can be a synonym of 'bind')
'it returned by the editor' is the wordplay.
'returned' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'it' backwards is 'ti'.
'ti'+'ed'='TIED'
'to have' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for tied that I've seen before include "(Of pub) owned and run by a brewery" , "Made bow" , "Roped into diet" , "Bound or secured" , "United" .)