Seem to edit a paper (6)
I believe the answer is:
appear
'seem' is the definition.
('appear' can be a synonym of 'seem')
'edit a paper' is the wordplay.
'edit' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'edited' mean this).
'a'+'paper'='apaper'
'apaper' anagrammed gives 'APPEAR'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for appear that I've seen before include "Seem, look" , "Show up, become visible" , "be published" , "Look - materialise" , "Seem - come into view" .)