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Saying is edited to the greatest degree (9)

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I believe the answer is:

maximised

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'to the greatest degree' is the definition.
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'saying is edited' is the wordplay.
'saying' becomes 'maxim' (maxim is a kind of saying).
'edited' becomes 'ed' (publishing abbreviation).
'maxim'+'is'+'ed'='MAXIMISED'

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