Editor on a paper that folded, it seemed (8)
I believe the answer is:
appeared
'seemed' is the definition.
('appear' can be a synonym of 'seem')
'editor on a paper that folded' is the wordplay.
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'that folded' indicates anagramming the letters.
'paper' anagrammed gives 'ppear'.
'a'+'ppear'='appear'
'ed' put after 'appear' is 'APPEARED'.
'it' is the link.
This may not be right. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for appeared that I've seen before include "published" , "Became visible" , "Came into sight" , "Seemed - came into view" , "Seemed - performed - emerged" .)