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She made changes in returned rubbish I had initially excluded (6)

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I believe the answer is:

editor

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'she made changes' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'returned rubbish i had initially excluded' is the wordplay.
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'rubbish' becomes 'rot' (both can mean nonsense).
'i had' becomes 'I'd' (I'd).
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'excluded' is 'e'.
'rot'+'id'+'e'='rotide'
'rotide' written backwards gives 'EDITOR'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for editor that I've seen before include "Wapping boss" , "Paper head" , "One prepares a work for publication" , "Journalist - rioted (anag)" , "One who determines the final content of a text" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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