Reporter read statute so as to cover the interesting bits (6)
I believe the answer is:
redact
'statute so as to cover the interesting bits' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'reporter read' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'read' is 'reda' which is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ct' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for redact that I've seen before include "put into literary form" , "Edit for publication" , "Prepare for publication" , "Edit and censor" , "Prepare to publish" .)