Prepare to publish some printed items (4)
I believe the answer is:
edit
'prepare to publish' is the definition.
(to prepare material for publication)
'some printed items' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'EDIT' is hidden within 'printed items'.
(Other definitions for edit that I've seen before include "work on newspaper?" , "Revise for publication" , "Check text for publication" , "Blue-pencil" , "Make changes to (text)" .)