Cut down on dentist's work (7)

I believe the answer is:

abridge

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "Edit down" , "Curtail" , "Cut short" , "Shorten by using fewer words" , "Reduce the length of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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