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Possibly bowdlerised edition ready (6)

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I believe the answer is:

primed

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'ready' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'possibly bowdlerised edition' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'edition' could be 'ed' and 'ed' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'prim' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for primed that I've seen before include "Prepared something for use or action" , "Made ready for action" , "Filled in" , "Made ready (to fire)" , "Loaded or put on a preparatory coating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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