Edited paper about to produce draft (7)
I believe the answer is:
prepare
'draft' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'edited paper about' is the wordplay.
'edited' indicates an anagram.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'paper' is an anagram of 'prepa'.
'prepa'+'re'='PREPARE'
'to produce' is the link.
(Other definitions for prepare that I've seen before include "study" , "Make ready or suitable" , "[GET READY] (3 of 3)" , "Make (something) ready" , "get ready for something new" .)