Crossword Genius

Were letters about corruption put in other words? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rewrote

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'were letters about corruption put in other words?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'were letters about corruption' is the wordplay.
'letters' indicates an anagram.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'corruption' becomes 'rot' (I've seen this before).
'were' is an anagram of 'rewe'.
'rewe' placed around 'rot' is 'REWROTE'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for rewrote that I've seen before include "Penned again" , "What the subeditor did" , "Changed the wording of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.