The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EDITOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result EDITOR
- Water level reversed by old king in cutter?
- News chief travelled up carrying computers etc
- Press chief possibly cycled up carrying it
- Newspaper worker in routine procedure wrapping papers up
- Leading journo travelled back across it
- Gulping oxygen, tired out journalist
- Newspaperman given some credit, organisationally
- Changer of text in English rubbish I had written up
- Newspaper chief travelled back to cover it
- Newspaperman recalled repetition about one day
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The straight part
We know that "cutter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cutter = editor.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EDITOR mean?
EDITOR noun- A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
- A copy editor.
- A person who edited a specific document.
- A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
- A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
- (computer software) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.
- Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.