Crossword Genius

Disparage line in remix of Let It Be (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belittle

'disparage' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'line in remix of let it be' is the wordplay.
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'remix of' is an anagram indicator (letters are mixed in a different way).
'let'+'it'+'be'='letitbe'
'letitbe' is an anagram of 'belitte'.
'l' inserted into 'belitte' is 'BELITTLE'.

(Other definitions for belittle that I've seen before include "abuse" , "Denigrate, disparage" , "Sell short" , "Disparage, run down" , "Make to seem unimportant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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