Rewrite government order after Conservative withdraws (4)

I believe the answer is:

edit

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

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for edit that I've seen before include "Prepare to publish" , "What our boss does" , "Amend and correct" , "Prepare (text) for issue" , "modify text" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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