In this context, the word above means better than. If someone is above doing something, they feel as though the activity in question is not up to their standards. It is also said that the activity a person is above is beneath them.
This is supported by the fourteenth definition of above, which states:
14) of too fine a character for: He is above such trickery.
In your question, the person negated the phrase. By saying she is not above breaking a rule occasionally, she means that she does not consider herself too good or proper to break a grammatical rule when it enhances her clarity.
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