Rewriting decree (8)

I believe the answer is:

rescript

I believe this is a double definition.

'rewriting' is the first definition.
(rescript is a kind of rewriting)

'decree' is the second definition.
('rescript' can be a synonym of 'decree')

(Another definition for rescript that I've seen is " Assign new lines".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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