Roger rather than Edward (5)
I believe the answer is:
noted
'roger rather than edward' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'rather than edward' is the wordplay.
'rather than' becomes 'no' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'edward' becomes 'ted'.
'no'+'ted'='NOTED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noted that I've seen before include "Distinguished" , "Scores like this" , "Well known; registered" , "Wrote it down" , "Recorded in writing" .)