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Write to the editor, perhaps (3,3,2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

put pen to paper

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'editor perhaps' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'write to the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'write' could be 'pen' (synonyms) and 'pen' is found in the answer.
'to' is within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for put pen to paper that I've seen before include "Write something" , "Start writing" , "Wrote" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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