Editor in charge limited by pedant, who provides low-level care? (10)

I believe the answer is:

pedicurist

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'editor in charge limited by pedant who provides low-level care?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'editor in charge limited by pedant' is the wordplay.
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'limited by' indicates putting letters inside (limit can mean to contain or border off).
'pedant' becomes 'purist' (purist is a kind of pedant).
'ed'+'ic'='edic'
'edic' put into 'purist' is 'PEDICURIST'.

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