Maybe lied about drug, one featured in Beatles number (9)
I believe the answer is:
something
'maybe' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'lied about drug one featured in beatles number' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'about' could be 'some' (synonyms) and 'some' is found in the answer.
'drug' could be 'h' (H is an example) and 'h' is found in the answer.
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found in the answer.
'number' could be 'g' (G is an example) and 'g' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for something that I've seen before include "It's not nothing" , "Unspecified item" , "Special quality" , "unknown" .)