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One editor's requirement (4)

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I believe the answer is:

need

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'requirement' is the definition.
(I know that need is a type of requirement)

'one editor's' is the wordplay.
'NEED' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for need that I've seen before include "Require; want" , "Exigency" , "Want - poverty" , "Lack or require" , "''A friend in .... is a friend indeed''" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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