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Group covering Beatles' centrepiece -- Let it be (4)

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I believe the answer is:

stet

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'let it be' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'group covering beatles'' is the wordplay.
'group' becomes 'set' (set is a kind of group).
'covering' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'beatles'' becomes 't' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'set' placed around 't' is 'STET'.

'centrepiece' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for stet that I've seen before include "Let it stand - printer's mark" , "Let it stand (in proofing)" , "Restorative direction needed" , "It may stand" , "Let it stand (on proofs)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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