Big read (anag) — shorten a text (7)

I believe the answer is:

abridge

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "Crop" , "Curtail" , "Shorten by using fewer words" , "Make shorter, book say" , "Shorten written work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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