Checks returning currents from end to end (5)
I believe the answer is:
edits
'checks' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'returning currents from end to end' is the wordplay.
'returning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'currents' becomes 'sti' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'from' says to put letters next to each other.
'end' becomes 'die'.
'to end' means to remove the middle letters (I've seen 'ends' mean this).
'die' with its centre taken out is 'de'.
'sti'+'de'='stide'
'stide' written backwards gives 'EDITS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for edits that I've seen before include "Puts together" , "Proofreads" , "Modifies" , "Makes changes to text" , "Corrects" .)